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agoraphobe

agoraphobe noun: someone who suffers from agoraphobia.

Noun

agoraphobe (plural agoraphobes)

  1. Someone who suffers from agoraphobia.
    • Through such substances the agoraphobes could come to like open spaces, and the 'scotophobes' enjoy the dark.1974, Erwin Lausch, Manipulation; dangers and benefits of brain research
    • 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 of agoraphobe

pluralagoraphobes

Origin of agoraphobe

From agora- + -phobe, see agoraphobia.

Questions about agoraphobe

What does agoraphobe mean?
Agoraphobe means someone who suffers from agoraphobia.
What part of speech is agoraphobe?
Agoraphobe is a noun.
What is the plural of agoraphobe?
The plural of agoraphobe is agoraphobes.

Words near agoraphobe in the dictionary

  1. agoranome
  2. agoranomes
  3. agoranomoi
  4. agoranomos
  5. agoraphilia
  6. agoraphobe
  7. agoraphobes
  8. agoraphobia
  9. agoraphobiac
  10. agoraphobiacs
  11. agoraphobias

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