Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An abnormal fear of open or public places.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In pathology, a dread of crossing open spaces, such as open squares, city parks, etc.: a feature of some cases of neurasthenia.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The fear of wide open spaces,
crowds , or uncontrolled social conditions.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a morbid fear of open spaces (as fear of being caught alone in some public place)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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But I begin to think the agoraphobia is becoming something to be reckoned with, especially when you toss in the unpredictability of the seizures.
2010, whether we like it or not. greygirlbeast 2010
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Fighting my agoraphobia is one of my missions this year.
2010, whether we like it or not. greygirlbeast 2010
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But I begin to think the agoraphobia is becoming something to be reckoned with, especially when you toss in the unpredictability of the seizures.
2010, whether we like it or not. greygirlbeast 2010
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Actually, it's a misconception, agoraphobia is more a fear of being somewhere outside a person's control and then having a panic attack but even so I think the Canadian Wilderness would still seem to fit the bill.
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Actually, it's a misconception, agoraphobia is more a fear of being somewhere outside a person's control and then having a panic attack but even so I think the Canadian Wilderness would still seem to fit the bill.
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If agoraphobia is indeed the problem we are led to believe it is for Stef Penney, then in this book you have the literary equivalent of the anorexic cooking up a dinner party for twenty.
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Actually, it's a misconception, agoraphobia is more a fear of being somewhere outside a person's control and then having a panic attack but even so I think the Canadian Wilderness would still seem to fit the bill.
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If agoraphobia is indeed the problem we are led to believe it is for Stef Penney, then in this book you have the literary equivalent of the anorexic cooking up a dinner party for twenty.
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If agoraphobia is indeed the problem we are led to believe it is for Stef Penney, then in this book you have the literary equivalent of the anorexic cooking up a dinner party for twenty.
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She seems to think I have issues with going out in public and as I've said on here before, the word agoraphobia has come up a time or two.
A Spot of T Joy T 2008
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