agoraphobic
Americanadjective
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having or experiencing agoraphobia.
My agoraphobic brother had some success managing his symptoms through cognitive behavioral therapy.
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relating to or characteristic of agoraphobia.
She couldn't leave the house for years because of agoraphobic panic.
noun
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Origin of agoraphobic
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After Alani regains her composure, they reenter and quickly befriend Wood, who plays an exaggerated, borderline agoraphobic version of himself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025
City officials found him a shelter bed a few miles away but he is agoraphobic and prefers staying on the sidewalk of the neighbourhood he's lived in for the past two decades.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2024
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
Her refusal to mingle gave rise to rumors that she was agoraphobic.
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2023
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
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