Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [klaw-struh-foh-bee-uh]
- /ˌklɔ strəˈfoʊ bi ə/
- /ˌklɒs.trəˈfəʊ.bi.ə/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [klaw-struh-foh-bee-uh]
- /ˌklɔ strəˈfoʊ bi ə/
Definitions of claustrophobia word
- uncountable noun claustrophobia Someone who suffers from claustrophobia feels very uncomfortable or anxious when they are in small or enclosed places. 3
- uncountable noun claustrophobia If you talk about the claustrophobia of a place or situation, you mean it makes you feel uncomfortable or unhappy because you are enclosed or restricted. 3
- noun claustrophobia an abnormal fear of being closed in or of being in a confined space 3
- noun claustrophobia an abnormal fear of being in an enclosed or confined place 3
- noun claustrophobia an abnormal fear of being in enclosed or narrow places. 1
- noun claustrophobia Extreme or irrational fear of confined places. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of claustrophobia
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
1875-80; < Latin claustr(um) bolt (see claustrum) + -o- + -phobia
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Claustrophobia
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
claustrophobia popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
claustrophobia usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for claustrophobia
noun claustrophobia
- sad — Systems Analysis Definition
- distress — great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
- neurosis — Also called psychoneurosis. a functional disorder in which feelings of anxiety, obsessional thoughts, compulsive acts, and physical complaints without objective evidence of disease, in various degrees and patterns, dominate the personality.
- restlessness — characterized by or showing inability to remain at rest: a restless mood.
- seasonal affective disorder — recurrent winter depression characterized by oversleeping, overeating, and irritability, and relieved by the arrival of spring or by light therapy. Abbreviation: SAD.
Top questions with claustrophobia
- what is claustrophobia?
- how to overcome claustrophobia?
- what causes claustrophobia?
- what does claustrophobia mean?
- how to get over claustrophobia?
- how to cure claustrophobia?
- how to deal with claustrophobia?
- why do people have claustrophobia?
- claustrophobia when flying?
- how to control claustrophobia?
- how to cope with claustrophobia on a plane?
- how many people suffer from claustrophobia?
- how to overcome claustrophobia during mri?
- how many people have claustrophobia?
- how to cure claustrophobia on planes?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with c
- Words starting with cl
- Words starting with cla
- Words starting with clau
- Words starting with claus
- Words starting with claust
- Words starting with claustr
- Words starting with claustro
- Words starting with claustrop
- Words starting with claustroph
- Words starting with claustropho
- Words starting with claustrophob
- Words starting with claustrophobi
- Words starting with claustrophobia