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Definition of claustrophobic
1 : affected with or inclined to claustrophobia
2 : inducing or suggesting claustrophobia
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Examples of claustrophobic in a Sentence
The theater can be a little claustrophobic when it's full.
She doesn't go in elevators because she is claustrophobic.
Recent Examples of claustrophobic from the Web
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In the claustrophobic bowels of a mine, a blast goes wrong and sends a flaming fireball racing through the shaft in a brief but effective disaster scene that leaves four workmen dead and the audience hungry for more.
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Wearing actual crop tops and bras in 95 degree weather can feel claustrophobic and completely disgusting.
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Defensive pressure another player might regard as clawing and claustrophobic strikes Monk as an invitation to shoot.
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For under Rabbi David's supervision the airy balcony of old has been eliminated and the women are squeezed into a claustrophobic auxiliary space.
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One peek inside a windowless, claustrophobic cabin was enough to convince me the ocean view was worth its weight in soda.
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Eventually, the game's claustrophobic, sneak-and-fight sequence opened up to a city-spanning chase between Spidey and a low-flying helicopter.
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That sense of realism is juxtaposed with a wild cinematic style from cinematographer Mike Eley, all off-center framing, low canted angles, dramatic tracking shots, and claustrophobic handheld camera for some of the more intense monologues.
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Writer-director Trey Edward Shults has created a claustrophobic gem of a movie.
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First Known Use of claustrophobic
circa 1889
Other Psychology Terms
CLAUSTROPHOBIC Defined for English Language Learners
claustrophobic
playDefinition of claustrophobic for English Language Learners
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of a room, space, etc. : not having enough space for people to feel comfortable : causing claustrophobia
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: having a fear of being in closed or small spaces : having claustrophobia
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: not having or providing enough freedom
Medical Dictionary
Medical Definition of claustrophobic
1: suffering from or inclined to claustrophobia
2: inducing or suggesting claustrophobia
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