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claustrophobia

/ˌklɔstrəˈfoʊbiə/ /ˌklɑstrəˈfoʊbiə/

Meanings
noun
The fear of closed, tight places.

Examples :

"The small, cramped elevator triggered her claustrophobia. "
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Related Words

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

Illustration places

places noun

/ˈpleɪsɪz/

(physical) An area; somewhere within an area.

""The park has many nice places to sit and relax." "

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fear noun

/fɪə/ /fɪəɹ/

A strong, uncontrollable, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.

"He was struck by fear on seeing the snake."

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elevator noun

/ˈɛl.ə.veɪ.tɚ/

Anything that raises or uplifts.

"The teacher's encouraging words were an elevator for my confidence. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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small noun

/smoːl/ /smɑl/ /smɔːl/ /smɔl/

Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.

"The child's small was sore after carrying his heavy backpack to school. "

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cramped verb

/kɹæmpt/

(of a muscle) To contract painfully and uncontrollably.

"After lifting the heavy box, his back muscle cramped painfully. "

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closed verb

/kləʊzd/ /kloʊzd/

(physical) To remove a gap.

"The carpenter closed the gap in the fence with a new piece of wood. "

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triggered verb

/ˈtrɪɡərd/ /ˈtrɪɡərd/

To fire a weapon.

"The soldier triggered his rifle at the target. "

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her noun

/ə(ɹ)/ /ɚ/

A female person or animal.

"I think this bird is a him, but it may be a her."