agoraphobia — ozdic

Definitions

noun

1

The fear of wide open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions.

Now, you know that the classical analytical explanation of agoraphobia of the early 1900s was that it represented a street phobia because the patient equated streetwalking with prostitutional activity[…]

2

An aversion to markets.

For quotations using this term, see Citations:agoraphobia.

Collocations

4

ADJ.

analytical, early

VERB + AGORAPHOBIA

see, suffer, suffers

PREP.

from

ADV.

often

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Example Bank

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Now, you know that the classical analytical explanation of agoraphobia of the early 1900s was that it represented a street phobia because the patient equated streetwalking with prostitutional activity

Wiktionary

02

For quotations using this term, see Citations:agoraphobia.

Wiktionary

03

He suffers from agoraphobia.

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04

Tom suffers from agoraphobia.

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Mary and Tom suffer from agoraphobia.

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Yanni has agoraphobia.

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