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.
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The house is claustrophobic, containing one body at peak physique and the other at near-deterioration.
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Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2025
The single location is presented like a claustrophobic torture chamber, but much of the movie looks and feels like any other family’s crappy afternoon.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 28 Mar. 2025
Instead, just like With Love, Meghan and The Baldwins, Paul American structures itself as a claustrophobic and curated little box, one in which its subjects repeat the same talking points about themselves ad nauseam.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
That shift in tone, from closed, dark and claustrophobic to expansive and bright, is enough to spur a little agoraphobia in any of us.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
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Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2025
The single location is presented like a claustrophobic torture chamber, but much of the movie looks and feels like any other family’s crappy afternoon.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 28 Mar. 2025
Instead, just like With Love, Meghan and The Baldwins, Paul American structures itself as a claustrophobic and curated little box, one in which its subjects repeat the same talking points about themselves ad nauseam.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
That shift in tone, from closed, dark and claustrophobic to expansive and bright, is enough to spur a little agoraphobia in any of us.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for claustrophobic
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“Claustrophobic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/claustrophobic. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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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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