- claustrophobic
- claustrophobic (adj.) 1889, from CLAUSTROPHOBIA (Cf. claustrophobia) + -IC (Cf. -ic). As a noun, "person who has claustrophobia," it is recorded from 1953.
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claustrophobic — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, seem ▪ I felt a little claustrophobic in the tiny room. ▪ become, get ▪ make sb … Collocations dictionary
claustrophobic — [[t]klɔ͟ːstrəfo͟ʊbɪk[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED You describe a place or situation as claustrophobic when it makes you feel uncomfortable and unhappy because you are enclosed or restricted. They lived in an unhealthily claustrophobic atmosphere... The… … English dictionary
claustrophobic — claus|tro|pho|bic [ ,klɔstrə foubık ] adjective 1. ) feeling afraid because you are in a small or crowded space or in a place that seems difficult to get out of quickly a ) a claustrophobic place makes you feel afraid and uncomfortable because it … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
claustrophobic — adjective 1 feeling extremely anxious when you are in a small enclosed space: I get claustrophobic in elevators. 2 making you feel anxious and uncomfortable as if you are enclosed in a small space: a claustrophobic atmosphere … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
claustrophobic — UK [ˌklɔːstrəˈfəʊbɪk] / US [ˌklɔstrəˈfoʊbɪk] adjective 1) a) feeling afraid because you are in a small or crowded space or in a place that seems difficult to get out of quickly b) a claustrophobic place makes you feel afraid and uncomfortable… … English dictionary
claustrophobic — confined confined adj. 1. having movement restricted to within a certain area; usually a building. Opposite of {unconfined}. Note: [Narrower terms: {claustrophobic}; {close, confining}; {homebound, housebound, shut in}; {in childbed(prenominal)}; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
claustrophobic — claustrophobically, adv. /klaw streuh foh bik/, adj. 1. pertaining to or suffering from claustrophobia. 2. tending to induce claustrophobia: a small, airless, claustrophobic room. [see CLAUSTROPHOBIA, PHOBIC] * * * … Universalium
claustrophobic — 1. adjective a) Suffering from claustrophobia; being scared of being enclosed in a confined space. ...within the monstrous arrangements of dried flowers on the table tops, against the Victorian clutter of that claustrophobic room... b) Cramped… … Wiktionary
claustrophobic — Relating to or suffering from claustrophobia. * * * claus·tro·pho·bic .klȯ strə fō bik adj 1) suffering from or inclined to claustrophobia 2) inducing or suggesting claustrophobia claus·tro·pho·bi·cal·ly bi k(ə )lē adv claustrophobic n … Medical dictionary
claustrophobic — adjective suffering from claustrophobia. ↘(of a place or situation) inducing claustrophobia. noun a claustrophobic person. Derivatives claustrophobically adverb … English new terms dictionary
