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  • noun Plural form of claustrophobe.

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Examples

  • It's really, really small (no claustrophobes need apply.)

    Your Right Hand Thief 2008

  • I didn't follow suit as such, despite my fascination with submarines (quite an interest for a large, tall man with severe claustrophobia, although Michael DeMecurio told me some time back that he served on a boomer despite being claustrophobic -- supposedly Navy psych tests are supposed to weed out the claustrophobes) but I did take up the cooking thing.

    And all night long I lit matches and sang "Ring Of Fire" over and over 2007

  • The fear factor: Not only claustrophobes are edgy.

    Why Do Brits Hate The Chunnel? 2008

  • It probably helped claustrophobes cope, Josh thought, but it wasn't a problem he had.

    Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2003

  • Gengineering wasn't perfect, even now; there were cats that couldn't handle freefall, cats that were claustrophobes, cats that were shy or anti-social.

    Werehunter Lackey, Mercedes 1999

  • Gentlemen, Be Seated IT TAKES both agoraphobes and claustrophobes to colonize the Moon.

    The Past Through Tomorrow Heinlein, Robert A. 1967

  • With the human race shut out forever from the rest of the universe we were becoming a race of claustrophobes.

    Pressure Harding, Lee 1962

  • Even the most stable individual will begin to feel trapped after a few minutes in such a situation, and all that is needed is one or two claustrophobes or neurotics to set off a stampede.

    Latest Articles 2009

  • Even the most stable individual will begin to feel trapped after a few minutes in such a situation, and all that is needed is one or two claustrophobes or neurotics to set off a stampede.

    Latest Articles 2009

  • Even the most stable individual will begin to feel trapped after a few minutes in such a situation, and all that is needed is one or two claustrophobes or neurotics to set off a stampede.

    Latest Articles 2009

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