Claustrophobic
adjective
Someone who fears being in small or closed spaces.
I feel claustrophobic in elevators.
Often appears as...
- feel claustrophobic
- become claustrophobic
adjective
A room or space that is small and enclosed, causing one to feel discomfort or anxiety.
The room is tiny and claustrophobic.
Often appears as...
- claustrophobic space
- claustrophobic room
adjective
Someone who fears being in small or closed spaces.
I feel claustrophobic in elevators.
Often appears as...
- feel claustrophobic
- become claustrophobic
adjective
A room or space that is small and enclosed, causing one to feel discomfort or anxiety.
The room is tiny and claustrophobic.
Often appears as...
- claustrophobic space
- claustrophobic room
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Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Impact
Describes intense discomfort or fear, not just a dislike for small spaces.
During the MRI scan, I felt extremely claustrophobic.
Pro Tip 2/3Figurative Use
Can express feeling trapped or restricted in situations, not just physical spaces.
The strict rules at the school make me feel claustrophobic.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
Usually has a negative tone, suggesting a need for more space or freedom.
I can't work in cubicles; they're too claustrophobic for me.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Impact
Describes intense discomfort or fear, not just a dislike for small spaces.
During the MRI scan, I felt extremely claustrophobic.
Pro Tip 2/3Figurative Use
Can express feeling trapped or restricted in situations, not just physical spaces.
The strict rules at the school make me feel claustrophobic.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
Usually has a negative tone, suggesting a need for more space or freedom.
I can't work in cubicles; they're too claustrophobic for me.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Impact
Describes intense discomfort or fear, not just a dislike for small spaces.
During the MRI scan, I felt extremely claustrophobic.
Pro Tip 2/3Figurative Use
Can express feeling trapped or restricted in situations, not just physical spaces.
The strict rules at the school make me feel claustrophobic.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
Usually has a negative tone, suggesting a need for more space or freedom.
I can't work in cubicles; they're too claustrophobic for me.
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Peter Tyack: The...
We really can't see very far. Our vision, which works so well in air, all of a sudden is very restricted and claustrophobic. And what marine mammals have evolved over the last tens of millions of years is ways to depend on sound to both explore their world and also to stay in touch with one another.
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A kinder, gentler...
So we should do everything we can to pursue it, but we should always remember that whoever is facing us, whatever has happened in their lives, there will be a strong element of the haphazard. That's what I'm trying to leave room for; otherwise, it can get quite claustrophobic.
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Rediscovering Glen...
I've spent most my life in trees you know kind of claustrophobic in woods you know when Taylor asked me to come on the expedition I was I've been to the desert before I'd spent a little time in Colorado but wasn't really sure what what I was getting into and it's really
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Mapping the Unknown,...
feel claustrophobic and you might like space more it's expanding I'm going to talk about tell you a little bit about how observations of exploding stars called supernovae have revealed that we live in a universe that is not just expanding but actually expanding faster
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Every Detail PIPE Doomsday...
biological attack the US government encouraged citizens to store duct tape and plastic sheeting for sealing windows Jerry devised a method he believes is more reliable this is our sunroom it's the only sunlight in the complete complex so when you get claustrophobic
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Why should you read...
proves to be more than he was prepared for. Though the novel is sometimes cited as one of the first psychological thrillers, its scope reaches far beyond Raskolnikov’s inner turmoil. From dank taverns to dilapidated apartments and claustrophobic police stations,
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Sewer Diver Loves His...
very safe these Carlos's life so we will be careful Carlos has no idea what to expect Julio's team alone has hauled out more than a dozen corpses most of the murder victims alone in this dark claustrophobic environment Carlos must
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Sewer Diving PIPE National...
very safe is Carlos's life so we will be careful Carlos has no idea what to expect Julio's team alone has hauled out more than a dozen corpses most of them murder victims alone in his dark claustrophobic environment Carlos
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Olympic Training During...
i'm just hoping that everything comes back normal and i can move on with my life so later in the day she goes to the hospital you go and you slide into this build like this little tube it's a little claustrophobic and they
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The Hot Zone: Official...
This is one of the deadliest places on earth. Every known virus is here. It's going to seem very claustrophobic. People panic. They scream.
Video examples
Peter Tyack: The...
We really can't see very far. Our vision, which works so well in air, all of a sudden is very restricted and claustrophobic. And what marine mammals have evolved over the last tens of millions of years is ways to depend on sound to both explore their world and also to stay in touch with one another.
Video examples
A kinder, gentler...
So we should do everything we can to pursue it, but we should always remember that whoever is facing us, whatever has happened in their lives, there will be a strong element of the haphazard. That's what I'm trying to leave room for; otherwise, it can get quite claustrophobic.
Video examples
Rediscovering Glen...
I've spent most my life in trees you know kind of claustrophobic in woods you know when Taylor asked me to come on the expedition I was I've been to the desert before I'd spent a little time in Colorado but wasn't really sure what what I was getting into and it's really
Video examples
Mapping the Unknown,...
feel claustrophobic and you might like space more it's expanding I'm going to talk about tell you a little bit about how observations of exploding stars called supernovae have revealed that we live in a universe that is not just expanding but actually expanding faster
Video examples
Every Detail PIPE Doomsday...
biological attack the US government encouraged citizens to store duct tape and plastic sheeting for sealing windows Jerry devised a method he believes is more reliable this is our sunroom it's the only sunlight in the complete complex so when you get claustrophobic
Video examples
Why should you read...
proves to be more than he was prepared for. Though the novel is sometimes cited as one of the first psychological thrillers, its scope reaches far beyond Raskolnikov’s inner turmoil. From dank taverns to dilapidated apartments and claustrophobic police stations,
Video examples
Sewer Diver Loves His...
very safe these Carlos's life so we will be careful Carlos has no idea what to expect Julio's team alone has hauled out more than a dozen corpses most of the murder victims alone in this dark claustrophobic environment Carlos must
Video examples
Sewer Diving PIPE National...
very safe is Carlos's life so we will be careful Carlos has no idea what to expect Julio's team alone has hauled out more than a dozen corpses most of them murder victims alone in his dark claustrophobic environment Carlos
Video examples
Olympic Training During...
i'm just hoping that everything comes back normal and i can move on with my life so later in the day she goes to the hospital you go and you slide into this build like this little tube it's a little claustrophobic and they
Video examples
The Hot Zone: Official...
This is one of the deadliest places on earth. Every known virus is here. It's going to seem very claustrophobic. People panic. They scream.
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Quote examples
The Weeknd
Canadian Musician
Trilogy' was more of a claustrophobic body of work. Before it was released, I hadn't left my city for 21 years, and I had never been on a plane, not once. I spent my entire life on one setting; that's probably why pieces of the album feel like one long track, because that's what my life felt like. It felt like one long song.
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Baltasar Kormakur
Icelander Actor
The Oath' seems like the perfect project for me, coming off the back of a big-scale adventure film like 'Everest.' I want to delve into an intimate, dark and psychological world where the characters are claustrophobic.
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Rosamund Pike
British Actress
I think you tend to try, during the time you've got off, to forget about the film. It was such a total world. I mean, the sets were claustrophobic, and as soon as you were on there, you were right back into it.
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Nancy Kress
American Writer
Overpopulated fiction can be so confusing that readers put the story down. Under-populated novels can seem claustrophobic or boring. You want the right number of characters for your particular work.
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Louise Bourgeois
French Artist
Space is something that you have to define. Otherwise, it is like anxiety, which is too vague. A fear is something specific. I like claustrophobic spaces, because at least then you know your limits.
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Vicky Kaushal
Indian Actor
I never pondered during my struggling phase that I should have become an engineer, as I knew that was not my life. I couldn't have lived it. It would have been a very claustrophobic life.
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Taapsee Pannu
Indian Actress
It's very claustrophobic to live a life which is not really how you wanted to live. You are forcing yourself to be quiet and behave like someone you are not.
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Ralph Fiennes
British Actor
I'm not very good at being domesticated. I've tried. The domestic life I find claustrophobic - the rituals and habits and patterns.
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Samantha Shannon
British Writer
It is a strange world, Oxford - quite claustrophobic. I was often glad I was only there for eight weeks at a time.
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Liam Gallagher
British Musician
I've got to be by trees, otherwise I get claustrophobic.
Quote examples
The Weeknd
Canadian Musician
Trilogy' was more of a claustrophobic body of work. Before it was released, I hadn't left my city for 21 years, and I had never been on a plane, not once. I spent my entire life on one setting; that's probably why pieces of the album feel like one long track, because that's what my life felt like. It felt like one long song.
Quote examples
Baltasar Kormakur
Icelander Actor
The Oath' seems like the perfect project for me, coming off the back of a big-scale adventure film like 'Everest.' I want to delve into an intimate, dark and psychological world where the characters are claustrophobic.
Quote examples
Rosamund Pike
British Actress
I think you tend to try, during the time you've got off, to forget about the film. It was such a total world. I mean, the sets were claustrophobic, and as soon as you were on there, you were right back into it.
Quote examples
Nancy Kress
American Writer
Overpopulated fiction can be so confusing that readers put the story down. Under-populated novels can seem claustrophobic or boring. You want the right number of characters for your particular work.
Quote examples
Louise Bourgeois
French Artist
Space is something that you have to define. Otherwise, it is like anxiety, which is too vague. A fear is something specific. I like claustrophobic spaces, because at least then you know your limits.
Quote examples
Vicky Kaushal
Indian Actor
I never pondered during my struggling phase that I should have become an engineer, as I knew that was not my life. I couldn't have lived it. It would have been a very claustrophobic life.
Quote examples
Taapsee Pannu
Indian Actress
It's very claustrophobic to live a life which is not really how you wanted to live. You are forcing yourself to be quiet and behave like someone you are not.
Quote examples
Ralph Fiennes
British Actor
I'm not very good at being domesticated. I've tried. The domestic life I find claustrophobic - the rituals and habits and patterns.
Quote examples
Samantha Shannon
British Writer
It is a strange world, Oxford - quite claustrophobic. I was often glad I was only there for eight weeks at a time.
Quote examples
Liam Gallagher
British Musician
I've got to be by trees, otherwise I get claustrophobic.
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