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CLAUSTROPHOBIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does claustrophobic mean?
• CLAUSTROPHOBIC (adjective)
The adjective CLAUSTROPHOBIC has 2 senses:
1. uncomfortably closed or hemmed in
2. suffering from claustrophobia; abnormally afraid of closed-in places
Familiarity information: CLAUSTROPHOBIC used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Uncomfortably closed or hemmed in
Context example:
a claustrophobic little room
Similar:
confined (not free to move about)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Suffering from claustrophobia; abnormally afraid of closed-in places
Similar:
afraid (filled with fear or apprehension)
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