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agoraphobia

[ ag-er-uh-foh-bee-uh, uh-驳补飞谤鈥 ]

noun

Psychiatry.
  1. an irrational or disproportionate fear of being in crowds, public places, or open areas, often accompanied by anxiety attacks: In extreme cases, avoidance behaviors may render affected individuals homebound. Compare ochlophobia ( def ).


agoraphobia

/ 藢忙伞蓹谤蓹藞蹿蓹蕣产瑟蓹 /

noun

  1. a pathological fear of being in public places, often resulting in the sufferer becoming housebound
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藢补驳辞谤补藞辫丑辞产颈肠, adjectivenoun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 补驳路辞路谤补路辫丑辞路产颈肠 adjective noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of agoraphobia1

First recorded in 1870鈥75; agora 1 + -phobia
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Example Sentences

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He developed agoraphobia, describing in 2019 how anxious he got leaving the house to order a coffee at a nearby Starbucks.

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There鈥檚 also the sense that it鈥檚 meaningful to Schumer that 鈥淟ife & Beth鈥 reflects the curveballs thrown at people in her age group 鈥 everything from simple gnawing insecurities to agoraphobia, addiction and depression.

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After Karen's attack she developed agoraphobia and still has days when she battles with her mental health.

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We鈥檝e fallen in love with our bubble to the point that borderline agoraphobia has gone from an affliction to a remedy.

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Medication reviews were largely done by telephone because of her agoraphobia and dislike of people coming to her home, he wrote.

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