claustrophobic
adjective
claus·tro·pho·bic
ˌklȯ-strə-ˈfō-bik 
1
: affected with or inclined to claustrophobia
2
: inducing or suggesting claustrophobia
Examples of claustrophobic in a Sentence
The theater can be a little claustrophobic when it's full.
She doesn't go in elevators because she is claustrophobic.
Recent Examples on the Web
But that doesn't dull the intensity of Neil Marshall's claustrophobic nail-biter, which begins as a bloody exercise in survival horror before shifting into a nightmarish creature feature.
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Katie Rife, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Recommendations Hoan Kiem Lake walking street is a pedestrianized area in central Hanoi where families watch performances and kids drive around in toy cars, offering a rare space for play in a claustrophobic city.
—Chris Humphrey, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
The environment could hardly be more different from McDowell’s last feature, the claustrophobic hostage thriller Windfall.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
After a while, the women decided to call themselves the New Barbizon, a tribute to the 19th-century French painters who rebelled against the claustrophobic conventions of the French Academy and painted landscapes en plein air.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024
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Katie Rife, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Recommendations Hoan Kiem Lake walking street is a pedestrianized area in central Hanoi where families watch performances and kids drive around in toy cars, offering a rare space for play in a claustrophobic city.
—Chris Humphrey, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
The environment could hardly be more different from McDowell’s last feature, the claustrophobic hostage thriller Windfall.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
After a while, the women decided to call themselves the New Barbizon, a tribute to the 19th-century French painters who rebelled against the claustrophobic conventions of the French Academy and painted landscapes en plein air.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024
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“Claustrophobic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/claustrophobic. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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claustrophobic
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claus·tro·pho·bic
ˌklȯ-strə-ˈfō-bik
1
: suffering from or inclined to claustrophobia
2
: inducing or suggesting claustrophobia
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