claustrophobic

adjective

claus·tro·pho·bic | \ ˌklȯ-strə-ˈfō-bik

Definition of claustrophobic

1 : affected with or inclined to claustrophobia

2 : inducing or suggesting claustrophobia

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The theater can be a little claustrophobic when it's full. She doesn't go in elevators because she is claustrophobic.

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Then, a move had to be made through the claustrophobic sewers, measuring less than a meter-wide toward the bank that could at any time get filled with water or noxious vapors. — Raf Casert, The Seattle Times, "A tunnel, a hole in the floor: Belgium ponders bank heist," 4 Feb. 2019 Director and co-writer Gustav Möller got the idea for The Guilty while watching YouTube videos of 911 calls—a dramatic audio experience set to a single, claustrophobic visual focus. — Sam Machkovech And Nathan Mattise, Ars Technica, "Films for the discerning nerd: Ars picks the best of 2018," 27 Dec. 2018 Tourneur masterfully evokes psychological unease, a mansion’s claustrophobic interior and life in turn-of-the-century Manhattan. — Kristin M. Jones, WSJ, "Where Truth Is Elusive and Chaos Is Near," 11 Dec. 2018 Many of its scenes play out in the claustrophobic precinct of the confessional box, a pre-modern version of the interrogation room. — Sam Sacks, WSJ, "Fiction: Shrovetide Confessions," 13 Dec. 2018 There’s nothing too luxurious about hurtling through the air in a claustrophobic metal tube, eating stale snack mix and inching away from your strange neighbor’s shoeless feet. — Elise Taylor, Vogue, "This Is the World’s Most Luxurious Airline," 17 July 2018 But, the terrors of the past aren’t what brings Camille back to her sweaty, claustrophobic hometown of the fictional Wind Gap, Missouri. — refinery29.com, "All The Clues To Figuring Out The Identity Of The Sharp Objects Killer," 9 July 2018 His palette of blacks, whites, grays, and browns and shots of claustrophobic interiors reflect a mood of oppression and melancholy. — Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com, "Rachel Weisz empowers ‘Disobedience’," 2 May 2018 Crawling through it was simultaneously claustrophobic and soothing, the expanse of the identical mattresses like a plush, monochromatic play space or a padded chamber turned on its side and squished. — Chloe Schama, Vogue, "Paola Pivi’s Transporting Exhibition Is a Whimsical Comment on Dark Realities," 15 Nov. 2018

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