claustrophobic

adj 2noun 1

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(adj.)

VERBS

be, feel, seem

The crowded subway train seemed claustrophobic during rush hour this morning.

become, get

make sb

Being stuck in the elevator made my brother feel quite claustrophobic.

find sth

She finds the small elevator claustrophobic and always takes the stairs instead.

ADV

intensely, very

a bit, rather, somewhat

Being trapped in the tiny elevator made me feel rather claustrophobic.

Definitions

adj

Suffering from claustrophobia; being scared of being enclosed in a confined space.

Using her hands like windshield wipers, she tried to flick snow away from her mouth. When she clawed at her chest and neck, the crumbs maddeningly slid back onto her face. She grew claustrophobic.

Cramped and confined, so as to induce claustrophobia.

...within the monstrous arrangements of dried flowers on the table-tops, against the Victorian clutter of that claustrophobic room...

noun

Someone with claustrophobia.

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Using her hands like windshield wipers, she tried to flick snow away from her mouth. When she clawed at her chest and neck, the crumbs maddeningly slid back onto her face. She grew claustrophobic.

Wiktionary

...within the monstrous arrangements of dried flowers on the table-tops, against the Victorian clutter of that claustrophobic room...

Wiktionary

Tom is claustrophobic.

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I'm claustrophobic.

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We're claustrophobic.

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I'm feeling claustrophobic.

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