Fear of enclosed spaces. (ex. elevators or small rooms)
Claustrophobia
His claustrophobia was starting to act up in the airplane. He refused to go into the tunnel because of his claustrophobia.
Claustrophobic is the adjective form of claustrophobia.
I suffer from claustrophobia in elevators.
Niall Horan has confirmed that he has claustrophobia.
He suffers from claustrophobia and is very nervous in elevators. The cramped quarters of a Soviet spacecraft was no place for someone with claustrophobia.
You need lots of windows in your house if you have claustrophobia.A dark closet would make a person with claustrophobia crazy.When I went into the mine, I discovered that I had claustrophobia.
We use the term claustrophobia for the fear of confined spaces. A link can be found below.
Claustrophobia (from claustrum "a shut in place")
The root meaning of claustrophobia comes from the Latin word "claustrum" meaning enclosure or confined space, and the Greek word "phobos" meaning fear. Combined, it refers to the fear of enclosed spaces.
People can be diagnosed with claustrophobia at any age. Usually people get claustrophobia when they are young.
Claustrophobic