agoraphobia
agoraphobia · agoraphobias
боязнь пространства, агорафобия
Platzangst, Agoraphobie
The fear of wide open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditionsThe fear of wide open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions.
UK/ˌæɡ.ə.ɹəˈfəʊ.bi.ə/US/ˌæɡ.ɚ.əˈfoʊ.bi.ə/
» Mary and Tom suffer from agoraphobia.
Eccles17 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesThe fear of wide open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions.
Agoraphobie, Platzangst
агорафо́бияagorafóbija, боя́знь простра́нстваbojáznʹ prostránstva
a morbid fear of open spaces (as fear of being caught alone in some public place)
(rare)An aversion to markets.
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Examples
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Origin
From Latin agoraphobia, from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá, “assembly”) + φοβία (phobía, “feaFrom Latin agoraphobia, from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá, “assembly”) + φοβία (phobía, “fear”). By surface analysis, agora + -phobia.
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Forms
plural: agoraphobias| Singular | agoraphobia |
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Word family
2 related wordsRelatedagoraphobic
Derivedagoraphobiac