claustrophobe en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈklɔstɹəˌfoʊb/ (US)
- /ˈklɒs.tɹəˌfəʊb/ (UK)
Etymology
From Latin claustrum (“a shut-in place”), from claudō (“to shut, close; to imprison, confine”) + -phobe.
Meanings
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One who suffers from claustrophobia.
She has never considered herself either a claustrophobe or an agoraphobe but, well, this was different. This was both fears together – the fear of wide-open spaces jammed shoulder to shoulder with angry people.
1998, Jim Mortimore, chapter 3, in Beltempest, page 73:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| claustrophobes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (17)
es claustrofóbico (one who suffers from claustrophobia) · pt claustrófobo (one who suffers from claustrophobia) · it claustrofóbico (one who suffers from claustrophobia) · gl claustrófoba (one who suffers from claustrophobia) · it claustrofóbica (one who suffers from claustrophobia) · gl claustrofóbico (one who suffers from claustrophobia) · pt claustrofóbica (one who suffers from claustrophobia) · mk клаустрофо́б (one who suffers from claustrophobia) · it claustrófoba (one who suffers from claustrophobia) · fr claustrophobe (one who suffers from claustrophobia) · gl claustrófobo (one who suffers from claustrophobia) · it claustrófobo (one who suffers from claustrophobia) · pt claustrofóbico (one who suffers from claustrophobia) · pt claustrófoba (one who suffers from claustrophobia) · gl claustrofóbica (one who suffers from claustrophobia) · es claustrofóbica (one who suffers from claustrophobia) · ka კლაუსტროფობი (one who suffers from claustrophobia)