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claus·tro·pho·bi·a

(klô′strə-fō′bē-ə)

An abnormal fear of being in narrow or enclosed spaces.

[Latin claustrum, enclosed place; see cloister + -phobia.]

claus′tro·phobe′ n.

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claustrophobia

(ˌklɔːstrəˈfəʊbɪə; ˌklɒs-)

(Psychology) an abnormal fear of being closed in or of being in a confined space

[C19: from claustro-, from Latin claustrum cloister + -phobia]

ˈclaustroˌphobe n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

claus•tro•pho•bi•a

(ˌklɔ strəˈfoʊ bi ə)

n.

an abnormal fear of being in enclosed or narrow places.

[1875–80; < Latin claustr(um) bolt, barrier]

claus′tro•phobe`, n.

claus`tro•pho′bic, adj.

claustrophobia

an abnormal fear of enclosed spaces. Also called cleistophobia.

claustrophobia

[ˌklɔːstrəˈfəʊbɪə] N → claustrofobia f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

claustrophobia

[ˌklɔːstrəˈfəʊbiə ˌklɒstrəˈfəʊbiə] n → claustrophobie f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

claustrophobia

n → Klaustrophobie f, → Platzangst f (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

claustrophobia

[ˌklɔːstrəˈfəʊbɪə] n → claustrofobia

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

claustrophobia

(kloːstrəˈfəubiə) noun

fear of narrow, small or enclosed places.

ˌclaustroˈphobic adjective

claus·tro·pho·bia

n. claustrofobia, miedo o fobia a espacios cerrados.

claustrophobia

n claustrofobia

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