Meanings
plural agoraphobics
- One who suffers from agoraphobia.
Synonyms: agoraphobe
comparative more agoraphobic · superlative most agoraphobic
- Of, pertaining to or suffering from agoraphobia.
[My mother] and I had been distant for decades not because she was agoraphobic but because I'd been remote and unsparing.
2003, Lionel Shriver, We Need to Talk about Kevin, London: Serpent’s Tail, page 1301 more example
[…] spaces horizontal and sparsely inhabited had always induced in him a depression accompanied by agoraphobic sensations.
1966, Truman Capote, In Cold Blood, New York: Random House, Part 1, p. 49
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne who suffers from agoraphobia.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivesuffering from agoraphobia; abnormally afraid of open or public places
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From agora- + -phobic, see agoraphobia.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan agorafòbic
- agorafòbicpertaining to agoraphobia
French agoraphobe
- agoraphobepertaining to agoraphobia
Greek αγοραφοβικός, αγοραφοβικός
- αγοραφοβικός (agorafovikós)one who suffers from agoraphobia
- αγοραφοβικός (agorafovikós)pertaining to agoraphobia
Portuguese agoráfobo, agorafóbico
- agoráfoboone who suffers from agoraphobia
- agorafóbicopertaining to agoraphobia
Spanish agorafóbico
- agorafóbicopertaining to agoraphobia
Cite this entry
agoraphobic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agoraphobic
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