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claus·tro·pho·bic

 (klô′strə-fō′bĭk)
adj.
1.
a. Relating to or suffering from claustrophobia.
b. Uncomfortably closed or hemmed in.
2. Tending to induce claustrophobia; uncomfortably confined or crowded: a claustrophobic little room.
claus′tro·pho′bi·cal·ly adv.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

claustrophobic

(ˌklɔːstrəˈfəʊbɪk; ˌklɒs-)
adj
1. (Psychology) suffering from claustrophobia
2. unpleasantly cramped, confined, or closed in: narrow claustrophobic spaces.
ˌclaustroˈphobically adv
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.claustrophobic - uncomfortably closed or hemmed in; "a claustrophobic little room"
confined - not free to move about
2.claustrophobic - suffering from claustrophobia; abnormally afraid of closed-in places
afraid - filled with fear or apprehension; "afraid even to turn his head"; "suddenly looked afraid"; "afraid for his life"; "afraid of snakes"; "afraid to ask questions"
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Translations
خَائِف مِنْ الَأمَاكِن الـمُغْلَقَةيَخافُ مِنَ الأماكِن المُغْلَقَه
klaustrofobní
klaustrofobisk
klaustrofobinen
klaustrofobičan
klausztrofóbiás
sem varîar innilokunarkennd
閉所恐怖症の
밀실 공포증의
klaustrofobický
klaustrofobisk
การกลัวที่อยู่ในที่แคบ
kapalı yer korkusu olankapalı yerlerden korkan
sợ không gian hẹp

claustrophobic

[ˌklɔːstrəˈfəʊbɪk]
A. ADJ → claustrofóbico
B. N persona que padece de claustrofobia
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

claustrophobic

[ˌklɔːstrəˈfəʊbɪk ˌklɒstrəˈfəʊbɪk] adj
[place, atmosphere] → oppressant(e)
[person] to feel claustrophobic → avoir une sensation de claustrophobie
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

claustrophobic

adj → klaustrophob(isch) (Psych); it’s so claustrophobic in here → hier kriegt man Platzangst (inf); I get this claustrophobic feeling → ich kriege Platzangst (inf); a room of claustrophobic proportions → ein Zimmer, in dem man Platzangst kriegt (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

claustrophobic

[ˌklɔːstrəˈfəʊbɪk] adj (person) → claustrofobico/a; (atmosphere) → claustrofobico/a, da claustrofobia
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

claustrophobia

(kloːstrəˈfəubiə) noun
fear of narrow, small or enclosed places.
ˌclaustroˈphobic adjective
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

claustrophobic

→ خَائِف مِنْ الَأمَاكِن الـمُغْلَقَة klaustrofobní klaustrofobisk klaustrophobisch κλειστοφοβικός claustrofóbico klaustrofobinen claustrophobe klaustrofobičan claustrofobico 閉所恐怖症の 밀실 공포증의 claustrofobisch klaustrofobisk klaustrofobiczny claustrofóbico вызывающий клаустрофобию klaustrofobisk การกลัวที่อยู่ในที่แคบ kapalı yer korkusu olan sợ không gian hẹp 幽闭恐怖症的
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