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From Ancient Greek κλεῖθρον (kleîthron, “bar for closing a door”) + -phobia.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
clithrophobia
clith·ro·pho·biaToday it means: A fear of being locked in. Full definition →
Today it means: A fear of being locked in. Full definition →
From Ancient Greek κλεῖθρον (kleîthron, “bar for closing a door”) + -phobia.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.