Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Relating to or suffering from claustrophobia.
- adjective Uncomfortably closed or hemmed in.
- adjective Tending to induce claustrophobia; uncomfortably confined or crowded.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Affected by claustrophobia.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective psychology Suffering from
claustrophobia ; being scared of being enclosed in a confined space. - adjective Cramped and confined, so as to induce claustrophobia.
- noun Someone with claustrophobia
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective uncomfortably closed or hemmed in
- adjective suffering from claustrophobia; abnormally afraid of closed-in places
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word claustrophobic.
Examples
-
The 1950s will never seem the same again - claustrophobic, dark, deep, but oh so polite dahling, anyone for tennis?
-
Back then we dubbed their claustrophobic, brooding sound "Nightmare Pop", and with good reason.
The Line Of Best Fit 2010
-
Back then we dubbed their claustrophobic, brooding sound "Nightmare Pop", and with good reason.
The Line Of Best Fit 2010
-
Back then we dubbed their claustrophobic, brooding sound "Nightmare Pop", and with good reason.
The Line Of Best Fit 2010
-
Back then we dubbed their claustrophobic, brooding sound "Nightmare Pop", and with good reason.
The Line Of Best Fit 2010
-
Back then we dubbed their claustrophobic, brooding sound "Nightmare Pop", and with good reason.
The Line Of Best Fit 2009
-
Described as a "claustrophobic thriller", it is the first collaboration between the British Film Institute and the studios, which plan to invest in a few homegrown independent films each year.
Pinewood celebrates 75 years filming the best of British and Hollywood 2011
-
Rather than worshipfully recalling the claustrophobic, kitchen-sink realism of the 1973
GreenCine Daily 2009
-
Rather than worshipfully recalling the claustrophobic, kitchen-sink realism of the 1973
GreenCine Daily 2009
-
Tammy, I get the same effect, it's a kind of claustrophobic thing, like don't put me in a room alone with it!
Facing Down the Beast: Dior Hypnotic Poison Marina Geigert 2009
jmjarmstrong commented on the word claustrophobic
JM may be a closet claustrophobic.
August 13, 2011