Meanings
Origin
From Ancient Greek κλεῖθρον (kleîthron, “bar for closing a door”) + -phobia.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with clithrophobia
phobiahomophobiaxenophobiaagoraphobiaclaustrophobiaaphobiaZenobiaphotophobiaarachnophobiaacrophobiahydrophobiaablutophobiaacephobiaacousticophobiaadverbophobiaaerophobiaagraphobiaaibohphobiaaichmophobiaalgophobiaaltophobiaamathophobiaamaxophobiaambulophobia
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APA
clithrophobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clithrophobia
MLA
“clithrophobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clithrophobia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clithrophobia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clithrophobia.
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