Meanings
plural claustrophobes
- One who suffers from claustrophobia.
She has never considered herself either a claustrophobe or an agoraphobe but, well, this was different. This was both fears together – the fear of wide-open spaces jammed shoulder to shoulder with angry people.
1998, Jim Mortimore, chapter 3, in Beltempest, page 73
Origin
- Latinclaustrum“a shut-in place”
- Englishclaustrophobe
From Latin claustrum (“a shut-in place”), from claudō (“to shut, close; to imprison, confine”) + -phobe.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French claustrophobe
- claustrophobeone who suffers from claustrophobia
Italian claustrófobo, claustrófoba
- claustrófoboone who suffers from claustrophobia
- claustrófobaone who suffers from claustrophobia
- claustrofóbicoone who suffers from claustrophobia
- claustrofóbicaone who suffers from claustrophobia
Portuguese claustrofóbico, claustrofóbica
- claustrofóbicoone who suffers from claustrophobia
- claustrofóbicaone who suffers from claustrophobia
- claustrófoboone who suffers from claustrophobia
- claustrófobaone who suffers from claustrophobia
Spanish claustrofóbico, claustrofóbica
- claustrofóbicoone who suffers from claustrophobia
- claustrofóbicaone who suffers from claustrophobia
Cite this entry
claustrophobe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/claustrophobe
“claustrophobe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/claustrophobe. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “claustrophobe,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/claustrophobe.
Source: claustrophobe on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.