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US
/əˌɡɔɹəˈfoʊbiə/
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[ UK /ˌæɡɔːɹɐfˈəʊbiə/ ]
[ UK /ˌæɡɔːɹɐfˈəʊbiə/ ]
NOUN
- a morbid fear of open spaces (as fear of being caught alone in some public place)
How To Use agoraphobia In A Sentence
- The worst cases can lead to agoraphobia or other crippling effects and are very sad because the anxieties and fears which cause so much trouble are usually groundless.
- And agoraphobia, which often accompanies panic disorder, is a fear of being in any situation that might provoke a panic attack, or from which escape might be difficult if one occurred.
- If agoraphobia is indeed the problem we are led to believe it is for Stef Penney, then in this book you have the literary equivalent of the anorexic cooking up a dinner party for twenty. 57 entries from March 2007
- As a result, patients may become reluctant to go outside the home alone or into public places - behaviors associated with agoraphobia.
- From the 1970s Chris had gradually developed a debilitating case of agoraphobia and depression, and he got to the point, he says, where he couldn't leave the house - and if he did, he experienced panic attacks.
- When some one can't cope with panic attacks, agoraphobia is often the consequence and treating this condition requires specialist help.
- For example claustrophobia, coitophobia, coulrophobia, numerophobia, and agoraphobia are all personality disorders, but only some count as any kind of real disability. The Volokh Conspiracy » Light at the End of the DADT Tunnel
- She seems to think I have issues with going out in public and as I've said on here before, the word agoraphobia has come up a time or two. A Spot of T
- Many have also developed the mental disorder agoraphobia, a fear of open or public places, the study by Columbia University found.
- He comes up with such treasures as, ‘Claustrophobia and agoraphobia in the same place - like two people in a bed,’ in reference to his failed relationship and the icy wastes around him.