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British crime stories tend to be very internal, psychological, claustrophobic, very limited in terms of geography.
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Meaning of "claustrophobic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CLAUSTROPHOBIC

claustrophobic  [ˌklɔːstrəˈfəʊbɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLAUSTROPHOBIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Claustrophobic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CLAUSTROPHOBIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

claustrophobic

Claustrophobia

Claustrophobia is the fear of having no escape and being in closed or small spaces or rooms. It is typically classified as an anxiety disorder and often results in panic attack, and can be the result of many situations or stimuli, including elevators crowded to capacity, windowless rooms, and even tight-necked clothing. The onset of claustrophobia has been attributed to many factors, including a reduction in the size of the amygdala, classical conditioning, or a genetic predisposition to fear small spaces. One study indicates that anywhere from 5–7% of the world population is affected by severe claustrophobia, but only a small percentage of these people receive some kind of treatment for the disorder.

Definition of claustrophobic in the English dictionary

The definition of claustrophobic in the dictionary is suffering from claustrophobia. Other definition of claustrophobic is unpleasantly cramped, confined, or closed in.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLAUSTROPHOBIC


acrophobic
ˌækrəˈfəʊbɪk
aerophobic
ˌɛərəˈfəʊbɪk
agoraphobic
ˌæɡərəˈfəʊbɪk
anthropophobic
ˌænθrəpəˈfəʊbɪk
aquaphobic
ˌækwəˈfəʊbɪk
astraphobic
ˌæstrəˈfəʊbɪk
astrophobic
ˌæstrəˈfəʊbɪk
homophobic
ˌhɒməˈfəʊbɪk
hydrophobic
ˌhaɪdrəˈfəʊbɪk
Islamophobic
ˌɪzlɑːməˈfəʊbɪk
lyophobic
ˌlaɪəʊˈfəʊbɪk
monophobic
ˌmɒnəʊˈfəʊbɪk
necrophobic
ˌnɛkrəʊˈfəʊbɪk
nyctophobic
ˌnɪktəˈfəʊbɪk
ochlophobic
ˌɒkləˈfəʊbɪk
phobic
ˈfəʊbɪk
photophobic
ˌfəʊtəʊˈfəʊbɪk
Russophobic
ˌrʌsəʊˈfəʊbɪk
technophobic
ˌteknəʊˈfəʊbɪk
xenophobic
ˌzɛnəˈfəʊbɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLAUSTROPHOBIC

claucht
Claude
Claude Lorrain
Claudel
claudication
Claudius
Claudius II
clausal
clause
Clausewitz
Clausius
claustral
claustration
claustrophilia
claustrophobe
claustrophobia
claustrophobically
claustrum
clausula
clausular

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLAUSTROPHOBIC

aerobic
ailourophobic
ailurophobic
anaerobic
anglophobic
batrachophobic
computerphobic
cyberphobic
dysmorphophobic
eleutherophobic
Europhobic
gynophobic
heliophobic
Negrophobic
neophobic
pyrophobic
saprobic
taphephobic
triskaidekaphobic
zelophobic

Synonyms and antonyms of claustrophobic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «claustrophobic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLAUSTROPHOBIC

Find out the translation of claustrophobic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of claustrophobic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «claustrophobic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

幽闭恐怖症的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

claustrofóbico
570 millions of speakers

English

claustrophobic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

छोटी जगहें
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خَائِف مِنْ الَأمَاكِن الـمُغْلَقَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вызывающий клаустрофобию
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

claustrofóbico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আবদ্ধতার অনুভূতি-জাগানো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

claustrophobe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sesak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

klaustrophobisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

閉所恐怖症の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

밀실 공포증의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Claustrophobic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sợ không gian hẹp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சாகும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्लॉस्ट्रोफोबिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

klostrofobik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

claustrofobico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

klaustrofobiczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

клаустрофобний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

claustrofob
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κλειστοφοβικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

benoud
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

klaustrofobisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

klaustrofobisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of claustrophobic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLAUSTROPHOBIC»

The term «claustrophobic» is regularly used and occupies the 63.801 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLAUSTROPHOBIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «claustrophobic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «claustrophobic» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about claustrophobic

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10 QUOTES WITH «CLAUSTROPHOBIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word claustrophobic.
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Sean Booth
It's claustrophobic, and I think it is to do with the amount that we're exposing people to one particular point.
2
Louise Bourgeois
Space is something that you have to define. Otherwise, it is like anxiety, which is too vague. A fear is something specific. I like claustrophobic spaces, because at least then you know your limits.
3
Bat for Lashes
I always think that the exceptional people are those who remain outsiders but still communicate on a grand scale. I think I want everyone to feel more free, and so I feel really claustrophobic on behalf of lots of people.
4
Trudi Canavan
'The Black Magician Trilogy' was about a conflict between countries and was very limited and almost claustrophobic in its range of settings, while 'The Age of the Five' was about a conflict between continents.
5
Lee Child
British crime stories tend to be very internal, psychological, claustrophobic, very limited in terms of geography.
6
Caryl Churchill
I was fed up with the situation I found myself in in the 1960s. I didn't like being a barrister's wife and going out to dinner with other professional people and dealing with middle class life. It seemed claustrophobic.
7
Mark Consuelos
I'm claustrophobic. I can't go into haunted houses. They have these tight, dark, enclosed space. I freak out. That's my phobia. It gets me out of stuff. Someone asks me to do something and I tell them I can't because I'm claustrophobic.
8
Ralph Fiennes
I'm not very good at being domesticated. I've tried. The domestic life I find claustrophobic - the rituals and habits and patterns.
9
Matthew Fox
I enjoy a four-seasonal climate and wide-open spaces, so being on an island 2,500 miles into the South Pacific made me feel a little claustrophobic.
10
Liam Gallagher
I've got to be by trees, otherwise I get claustrophobic.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLAUSTROPHOBIC»

Discover the use of claustrophobic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to claustrophobic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Claustrum: An Investigation of Claustrophobic Phenomena
Using the Kleinian concept of projective-identification, with special reference to intrusive identification with internal objects, this work examines claustrophobic phenomena and its relations to the treatment of borderline and adolescent ...
Donald Meltzer, 2008
2
My Words are Claustrophobic
poetry in motion .poetry the emotional language.
Sam (Paradise) Johnson, 2010
3
Claustrophobic Christmas
Travel Queen Survival Tip #23: If you get stuck in an ice storm, find a hot guy to keep you toasty.
Ellie Marvel, 2011
4
Ebenezer: The Claustrophobic Bee
Included inthis delightful story is a basic glossary of bee terminology and fascinatingbee facts. This is a must read for anyone with a budding interest in bees,nature, and our environment.
Elizabeth M. James, 2008
5
Claustrophobic
A modern twist on a classic tale, "Claustrophobic" gives Mrs. Claus's perspective on the beginning of the Santa Claus story.
Reese Reed, 2010
6
Helping Claustrophobic Firefighters to Function at Fires
For incumbent firefighters, the key to success is patience, understanding and counselling, along with periodic training exercises utilizing SCBA's.
John F. Coleman, Toledo. Fire Dept, 1990
7
100 Questions & Answers About Migraine
Many people are claustrophobic—that is, they fear small, closed-in spaces. An MRI machine is essentially a large tube-like structure, which allows very little space around you during the scan. For this reason, people who suffer from ...
Katherine A. Henry, Anthony P. Bossis, 2009
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What Counts: Focus and Quantification
A CLAUSTROPHOBIC usually avoids an elevator. b. A claustrophobic usually avoids AN ELEVATOR. c. A claustrophobic usually AVOIDS an elevator. (37) a. [ most e: C(e) & Avoid(e) & [an x: Elevator(x)] Theme(e,x)] [a y: Claustrophobic(y)] ...
Elena Herburger
9
Even Birds Are Chained To The Sky and Other Tales: The Fine ...
He quickly found the brain of the claustrophobic man - whose name was Boris Benetton, by the by - and tried to convince it to produce more endorphins. The claustrophobic man's brain said it was producing them as fast as it could, but that it ...
Kate Gould (editor)
10
The American Heritage Book of English Usage: A Practical and ...
But many of us feel harmonic overtones anyway. claustrophobic You may feel claustrophobic in that cubicle, but is the cubicle therefore claustrophic as well? Clinically speaking, claustrophobic refers to an abnormal tendency to feel terror in ...
Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLAUSTROPHOBIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term claustrophobic is used in the context of the following news items.
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7/7 memories: I was on a helpdesk that day and one of my users died
London suddenly felt more claustrophobic than it ever had. Transport was crippled by the attacks and many of us were fearful of using buses ... «The Register, Jul 15»
2
'Impressionism and the Caribbean: Francisco Oller and His …
In the circa 1893 “Still Life With Coconuts,” the fruit fills virtually an entire claustrophobic canvas, and spidery, broken branches lend a note of ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
3
Your patience will be rewarded with the atmospheric Arclight and …
Intimate to the point of being almost claustrophobic, the book grabs you and drags you under. This is a book that proves graphic novels are just ... «A.V. Club DC, Jul 15»
4
May the Lord Smile...: Killer7 Turns 10
... of expression through gameplay and opportunity, Killer7 had you follow a single, literal, branching line across claustrophobic environments. «Paste Magazine, Jul 15»
5
Blur's Alex James on band's fascination with Hong Kong food and …
... evidence throughout in both its claustrophobic, reflective sound and its lyrical content of the heavy influence of the Hong Kong environment. «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
6
12 Books For Anxiety And Depression That'll Actually Help …
The Easter Parade is almost entirely about women (reading about men all the time can get a little claustrophobic) and it explains the problems they face without ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
7
WWE Diva Nattie Freaks Out at Sex Shop
"I'm feeling a little claustrophobic," she tells the salesman who quickly helps her take it off. Nattie wants to prove her diversity to the WWE -- but ... «2paragraphs.com, Jul 15»
8
The Strokes albums, ranked worst to best
As a result, First Impressions arrived overblown and claustrophobic to the ears. While it had some absolutely killer singles, see 'Juicebox' or ... «Gigwise, Jul 15»
9
Wear 5-TILES is a text messaging app with a keyboard for your …
It's, in short, a claustrophobic typing experience. ... or longer, pulling out your phone makes sense if only because it's much less claustrophobic. «9 to 5 Google, Jul 15»
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The Bachelorette recap: Battle of the Bachelors
... room, where Shawn greeted him with more claustrophobic tension, once again questioning his motives with their shared Canadian beauty. «Calgary Sun, Jul 15»

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