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stenophobia

stenophobia noun: fear of narrow spaces.

Noun

stenophobia (uncountable)

  1. Fear of narrow spaces.
    • Some of the other conditions it identifies are stenophobia (fear of narrow things or places) and rhabdophobia (fear of being severely punished, beaten by a rod or severely criticised).2008 October 1, “Scared of this? You must be lutraphobic”, in The Daily Mail
    • Someone suffering from stenophobia may find themselves avoiding that which they fear. They may take this to the extreme by ensuring that they cannot be exposed to narrow things or places in any way.2021 August 6, “Stenophobia (Fear of Narrow Things or Places)”, in Psych Times, archived from the original on 14 Sep 2024

Origin of stenophobia

From steno- + -phobia.

Questions about stenophobia

What does stenophobia mean?
Stenophobia means fear of narrow spaces.
What part of speech is stenophobia?
Stenophobia is a noun.

Words near stenophobia in the dictionary

  1. stenopelmatid
  2. stenopelmatids
  3. stenopetalous
  4. stenophagous
  5. stenophagy
  6. stenophobia
  7. stenophyllanin
  8. stenophyllous
  9. stenoplesictid
  10. stenoplesictids
  11. stenopodid

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