agoraphobia

Noun

Meaning

a morbid fear of open spaces (as fear of being caught alone in some public place)

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Synonyms

social phobia ailurophobia arachnophobia aquaphobia phobophobia pyrophobia fear of the outside world bathophobia demophobia enochlophobia clinophobia stasiphobia coimetrophobia fear of barren space fear of being smothered

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Antonyms

claustrophobia seasonal affective disorder cabin fever winter blues fell safe being in a crowd climbing the walls

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Hypernyms

phobia phobic disorder phobic neurosis

Phrases with the word

disorganized agoraphobia catatonic agoraphobia

Anagrams

agarophobia

Examples

A large institutional building on a hill which Bernadette vows to transform into a livable family house just as soon as she gets over her mood swings, resentment, self-pity, agoraphobia and other assorted ills, and springs back to what she once was. Source: Internet

And the agoraphobia can often fade as people start to feel better, too: "Panic is something treatable — but the sooner, the better." Source: Internet

Anxiety: management of anxiety (panic disorder, with or without agoraphobia, and generalised anxiety disorder) in adults in primary, secondary and community care. Source: Internet

Causes Although the exact causes of agoraphobia are unknown, some clinicians who have treated or attempted to treat agoraphobia offer plausible hypotheses. Source: Internet

Alternative medicine Eye movement desensitization and reprogramming (EMDR) has been studied as a possible treatment for agoraphobia, with poor results. Source: Internet

Cognitive restructuring has also proved useful in treating agoraphobia. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

agoranomos agoraphilia agoraphobe agoraphobiac agoraphobic Agordat