stenophobia

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noun

Fear of narrow spaces.

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Meanings

nounstenophobia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableFear of narrow spaces.

    Some of the other conditions it identifies are stenophobia (fear of narrow things or places) and rhabdophobia (fear of being severely punished, beaten by a rod or severely criticised).

    2008 October 1, “Scared of this? You must be lutraphobic”, in The Daily Mail
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    Someone suffering from stenophobia may find themselves avoiding that which they fear. They may take this to the extreme by ensuring that they cannot be exposed to narrow things or places in any way.

    2021 August 6, “Stenophobia (Fear of Narrow Things or Places)”, in Psych Times, archived from the original on 14 Sep 2024

Origin

From steno- + -phobia.

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APA

stenophobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stenophobia

MLA

“stenophobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stenophobia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stenophobia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stenophobia.

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