claustrophobia

/ˌklɒs.trəˈfəʊ.bi.ə/

Etymology

From Latin claustrum (“a shut-in place”), from Latin claudō (“to shut, close; to imprison, confine”) + -phobia. First attested in the British Medical Journal.

noun

  1. The abnormal fear of closed, tight places.“She complained of emaciation, nervousness, tenderness of the scalp, weakness of the back, claustrophobia, and other morbid fears.”