claustrophobia.

A strong fear of enclosed or confined spaces, often connected with feeling trapped.

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Words that belong together

• claustrophobia in a lift
• feelings of claustrophobia
• trigger claustrophobia

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The crowded lift triggered her claustrophobia.

He chose the stairs because the sealed cabin intensified his claustrophobia.

The therapist asked which enclosed spaces provoked the claustrophobia.

Usage notes

Primary category: fear. Forms: Usually a mass noun. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.