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claustrophobia definition

claustro·pho·bia (klôs′trə fō′bē ə)

noun

an abnormal fear of being in an enclosed or confined place

Etymology: < L claustrum (see cloister) + -phobia

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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