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 claustrophobic perspective from inside the diving suit will force the audience into feeling trapped with our lead character and experience her emotional journey.
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2025
Raising financing for and making a claustrophobic debut feature film set in a remote part of northern Sweden in the 1930s and doing so in Meänkieli, a minority language in the country that had never been used for a feature, sounds like a huge task.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2025
These anxieties don’t manifest themselves in obvious ways, but through a sense of confinement and loneliness Rebecca seems to be trapped in, realities that Zhu and her cinematographer Daisy Zhou capture in airless, claustrophobic frames.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
An oversized coat gives you creative freedom to wear more layers without feeling boxed in or claustrophobic.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2025
Raising financing for and making a claustrophobic debut feature film set in a remote part of northern Sweden in the 1930s and doing so in Meänkieli, a minority language in the country that had never been used for a feature, sounds like a huge task.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2025
These anxieties don’t manifest themselves in obvious ways, but through a sense of confinement and loneliness Rebecca seems to be trapped in, realities that Zhu and her cinematographer Daisy Zhou capture in airless, claustrophobic frames.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
An oversized coat gives you creative freedom to wear more layers without feeling boxed in or claustrophobic.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Claustrophobic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/claustrophobic. Accessed 20 Feb. 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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