Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

claustrophobic

/klˌɔstɹəfˈoʊbɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables: claus-tro-pho-bic
IPA: /klˌɔstɹəfˈoʊbɪk/

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Suffering from claustrophobia; being scared of being enclosed in a confined space.

adj

Cramped and confined, so as to induce claustrophobia.

noun

Someone with claustrophobia.

Example Sentences

"Using her hands like windshield wipers, she tried to flick snow away from her mouth. When she clawed at her chest and neck, the crumbs maddeningly slid back onto her face. She grew claustrophobic."
"...within the monstrous arrangements of dried flowers on the table-tops, against the Victorian clutter of that claustrophobic room..."

Etymology

From claustrophobia + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: claustrophobia

Inflected Forms

more claustrophobic (comparative) most claustrophobic (superlative) claustrophobics (plural)

Derived Forms

claustrophobically

Rhymes With

homophobic aerobic anaerobic phobic sobek bobek dobek

Questions

How do you pronounce claustrophobic?: The recorded pronunciation is /klˌɔstɹəfˈoʊbɪk/.
What does claustrophobic mean?: Suffering from claustrophobia; being scared of being enclosed in a confined space.
Where does claustrophobic come from?: From claustrophobia + -ic.

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