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claustrophobe

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈklɒs.tɹəˌfəʊb/
  • US: /ˈklɔstɹəˌfoʊb/

1

noun

Meaning 1

One who suffers from claustrophobia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a person suffering from claustrophobia

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: neurotic, psychoneurotic, mental case

History

Etymology

From Latin claustrum (“a shut-in place”), from claudō (“to shut, close; to imprison, confine”) + -phobe.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: claustrophobe — one who suffers from claustrophobia
  • Galician: claustrofóbico — one who suffers from claustrophobia
  • Galician: claustrofóbica — one who suffers from claustrophobia
  • Galician: claustrófobo — one who suffers from claustrophobia
  • Galician: claustrófoba — one who suffers from claustrophobia
  • Georgian: კლაუსტროფობი (ḳlausṭropobi) — one who suffers from claustrophobia
  • Italian: claustrófobo — one who suffers from claustrophobia
  • Italian: claustrófoba — one who suffers from claustrophobia
  • Italian: claustrofóbico — one who suffers from claustrophobia
  • Italian: claustrofóbica — one who suffers from claustrophobia
  • Macedonian: клаустрофо́б (klaustrofób) — one who suffers from claustrophobia
  • Portuguese: claustrofóbico — one who suffers from claustrophobia
  • Portuguese: claustrofóbica — one who suffers from claustrophobia
  • Portuguese: claustrófobo — one who suffers from claustrophobia
  • Portuguese: claustrófoba — one who suffers from claustrophobia
  • Spanish: claustrofóbico — one who suffers from claustrophobia
  • Spanish: claustrofóbica — one who suffers from claustrophobia