Claustrophobic Meaning
/klˌɔstrəˈfoʊbɪk/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjSuffering from claustrophobia; being scared of being enclosed in a confined space.
adjCramped and confined, so as to induce claustrophobia.
Sentence Examples
Tom is feeling claustrophobic.
Are you claustrophobic, too?
Tom told Mary that she should quit pretending to be claustrophobic.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The narrow, windowless hallway felt incredibly ____ and made him anxious.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The small elevator felt very ____ as it was full of people tonight.
Word Origin & History
From claustrophobia + -ic.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Using her hands like windshield wipers, she tried to flick snow away from her mouth. When she clawed at her chest and neck, the crumbs maddeningly slid back onto her face. She grew claustrophobic."
— 2012 December 26, John Branch, “Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Nov 2013:
"...within the monstrous arrangements of dried flowers on the table-tops, against the Victorian clutter of that claustrophobic room..."
— 1994, Elizabeth George, Playing for the Ashes:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The narrow, windowless hallway felt incredibly ____ and made him anxious.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The small elevator felt very ____ as it was full of people tonight.