Definitions
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- noun One who suffers from
agoraphobia . - adjective Of or pertaining to
agoraphobia .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective suffering from agoraphobia; abnormally afraid of open or public places
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Examples
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I swear each day that I become more and more agoraphobic, is because humans never cease to amaze me with their utter stupidity. at
back to work 2008
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I swear each day that I become more and more agoraphobic, is because humans never cease to amaze me with their utter stupidity. at
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It's cute that she thinks we still care about this story! agoraphobic, which is only slightly less disturbing than Andy Dick's confession that he's a tri-sexual.
Dose.ca Celeb News 2009
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"agoraphobic" and the producers quickly dismiss that claim by reminding us that agoraphobia is the fear of large groups or public places.
PWTorch.com 2008
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"agoraphobic" and the producers quickly dismiss that claim by reminding us that agoraphobia is the fear of large groups or public places.
PWTorch.com 2008
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The possibilities for a true rhyme here are endless: an agoraphobic might want to substitute "lair," a friendly Frenchman "mon frere," a stolid German "mein herr," etc.
Michael Sigman: Sondheim's Lyrics: Rhymes, Reasons and Religion Michael Sigman 2011
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In fact, he had known about the mounting sea-life threat before campaigning, which, in a long, confusing explanation, necessitated creating the agoraphobic personality ruse.
DolphinsNowRuleYourDyingWorld.com Christian Bell 2011
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The President had been incommunicado for weeks, which was not a surprise since he was the first publicly declared agoraphobic to be elected.
DolphinsNowRuleYourDyingWorld.com Christian Bell 2011
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Or when Janine got so agoraphobic she sat indoors eating dog food.
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Shameless is what you might expect of a no-holds-barred family drama on pay cable: reckless, raw and always a bit much — especially when it comes to a preposterous character like Joan Cusack as a neurotic, agoraphobic, psycho/nympho housewife who we first meet when Lip tutors her daughter in sessions that go predictably ribald.
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