claustrophobia

Noun

Meaning

a morbid fear of being closed in a confined space

Source: WordNet

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Examples

Because scan times on these older scanners may be long (occasionally up to 40 minutes for the entire procedure), people with even mild claustrophobia are sometimes unable to tolerate an MRI scan without management. Source: Internet

But the rapidly spreading protests also coincided with a deep-seated national discontent over the social claustrophobia and economic carnage wrought by the coronavirus pandemic. Source: Internet

Espiritu’s illustration depicts feelings of claustrophobia and helplessness against time sinks like Netflix, the video game Animal Crossing and baking sourdough bread—as visions of reality filter through. Source: Internet

And claustrophobia is horrible, so I can tell I'm gonna have fun reading this. Source: Internet

Along with this genuinely unsettling imagery, there is a sense of claustrophobia to the house, and the sense that outside is no better; the lake is just waiting to swallow someone whole. Source: Internet

And yet, three adults and maybe a child can ride inside all at once without suffering extreme claustrophobia. Source: Internet

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