agoraphobia
[ag-er-uh-foh-bee-uh]
- an abnormal fear of being in crowds, public places, or open areas, sometimes accompanied by anxiety attacks.
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Origin of agoraphobia
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It talks about her agoraphobia and her diabetes, as well as her recent court testimony, all without judgment or venom.
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Agoraphobia, for instance, is the fear of crossing an open place.
Essays In Pastoral MedicineAustin Malley
Glare-blindness, gravity-legs, and agoraphobia were excuses for a lot of things, when a man was just back from Big Bottomless.
The HooferWalter M. Miller
The sufferer from agoraphobia cannot bring himself to cross alone an open field or square.
Why Worry?George Lincoln Walton, M.D.
In the Moon's slight gravity, a man is really adjusted to existence when he has a well-developed case of agoraphobia.
ScrimshawWilliam Fitzgerald Jenkins
I put down her immunity to agoraphobia as just another evidence that she was already mad.
Greener Than You ThinkWard Moore
agoraphobia
- a pathological fear of being in public places, often resulting in the sufferer becoming housebound
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agoraphobia
(ăg′ər-ə-fō′bē-ə)- Phobia of open or public places.
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