agoraphobic
Americanadjective
-
having or experiencing agoraphobia.
My agoraphobic brother had some success managing his symptoms through cognitive behavioral therapy.
-
relating to or characteristic of agoraphobia.
She couldn't leave the house for years because of agoraphobic panic.
noun
Etymology
Origin of agoraphobic
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Danny is agoraphobic, socially anxious, obsessive, something of a hypochondriac and nominally a journalist, that most nominal of television professions.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 21, 2023
Nearly a decade ago, Wong played an agoraphobic radiologist in 2014’s short-lived network medical drama “Black Box.”
From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2023
Street protests — a time-honored French tradition — are generally not for the agoraphobic, but on Tuesday, the crowds were the biggest on record this century.
From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2023
In 2011, actor Emma Stone also said she was "borderline agoraphobic" during her childhood.
From BBC • Oct. 28, 2021
He hated it, as he hated the Texas plains, the Nevada desert; spaces horizontal and sparsely inhabited had always induced in him a depression accompanied by agoraphobic sensations.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
