Complete Definition of "claustrophobia"

English

Etymology
L. claustrum "a shut in place," from claudere "to close" + Greek phobos "fear." First attested in the British Medical Journal.

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��bi�|-��bi�

Noun
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  1. The fear of closed, tight places.

Translations
trans-top|fear of closed, tight places
Breton: t|br|klostrofobiezh|m|xs=Breton
Danish: t-|da|klaustrofobi
Dutch: t|nl|claustrofobie
Esperanto: t-|eo|klaÅ­strofobio|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t-|fi|klaustrofobia
French: t|fr|claustrophobie|f
German: t-|de|Platzangst|f, t+|de|Klaustrophobie|f
Greek: t|el|κλει��ο�οβία|f|trkleistofobía|scGrek
Hebrew: t-|he|ק���ס�ר�פ����|sc=Hebr
Irish: t|ga|clástrafóibe|f|xs=Irish
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Italian: t+|it|claustrofobia|f
Japanese: t-|ja|�����|sc=Jpan
Manx: t|gv|feoh chionney|xs=Manx
Norwegian: t-|no|klaustrofobi
Polish: t-|pl|klaustrofobia
Portuguese: t+|pt|claustrofobia|f
Russian: t|ru|кла����о�оби�|trklaustrofobi�|scCyrl
Serbian: t|sr|кла����о�оби�а|trklaustrofobija|scCyrl
Spanish: t+|es|claustrofobia|f
Swedish: t-|sv|klaustrofobi|c
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Category:Phobias

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