agoraphobia
noun[U]
psychologyspecializeduk/ˌæɡ.ə.rəˈfəʊ.bi.ə/us/ˌæɡ.ə.rəˈfoʊ.bi.ə/fearof goingoutsideand being inpublicplacesor of being in asituationfrom which it might bedifficulttoescapeor in whichhelpmight not beavailable:
Suffering from agoraphobia, she'safraidtoevenstepoutsideherhome.
It isestimatedthatapproximately500,000adultsinGreatBritiansufferfrom agoraphobia to someextent.
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- agoraphobic
- aquaphobia
- arachnophobia
- bogie
- catastrophize
- chill
- claustrophobia
- dread
- homophobia
- homophobic
- hydrophobia
- hydrophobic
- Islamophobia
- misophonia
- mortal
- scare
- willie
- xenophobe