Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

agoraphobe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ago-ra-phobe
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who suffers from agoraphobia.

Example Sentences

"Through such substances the agoraphobes could come to like open spaces, and the 'scotophobes' enjoy the dark."
"She has never considered herself either a claustrophobe or an agoraphobe but, well, this was different. This was both fears together – the fear of wide-open spaces jammed shoulder to shoulder with angry people."
"The following season Mr. Murphy composed an original Broadway-style number for a scene in which Brian the dog attempts to persuade an elderly agoraphobe to leave her home."

Etymology

From agora- + -phobe, see agoraphobia.

Inflected Forms

agoraphobes (plural)

Questions

What does agoraphobe mean?: Someone who suffers from agoraphobia.
Where does agoraphobe come from?: From agora- + -phobe, see agoraphobia.

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