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claustrophobic
What does claustrophobic mean?
claustrophobic (adjective): uncomfortably closed or hemmed in.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use claustrophobic in a sentence?
- A claustrophobic little room. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
Where does claustrophobic come from?
From claustrophobia + -ic.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “claustrophobic” mean?
being nothing more than specified
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uncomfortably closed or hemmed in
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communicated in the form of words
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inspiring mixed contempt and pity
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