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claustrophobe

UK/ˈklɒs.tɹəˌfəʊb/US/ˈklɔstɹəˌfoʊb/

claustrophobe noun: one who suffers from claustrophobia.

Noun

claustrophobe (plural claustrophobes)

  1. 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 of claustrophobe

pluralclaustrophobes

Origin of claustrophobe

From Latin claustrum (“a shut-in place”), from claudō (“to shut, close; to imprison, confine”) + -phobe.

Questions about claustrophobe

What does claustrophobe mean?
Claustrophobe means one who suffers from claustrophobia.
What part of speech is claustrophobe?
Claustrophobe is a noun.
How do you pronounce claustrophobe?
Claustrophobe is pronounced /ˈklɒs.tɹəˌfəʊb/ (UK).
What is the plural of claustrophobe?
The plural of claustrophobe is claustrophobes.

Words near claustrophobe in the dictionary

  1. claustrophiles
  2. claustrophilia
  3. claustrophiliac
  4. claustrophiliacs
  5. claustrophilic
  6. claustrophobe
  7. claustrophobes
  8. claustrophobia
  9. claustrophobiac
  10. claustrophobiacs
  11. claustrophobias

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