Definition of CLAUSTROPHOBIC (adjective): feeling afraid when in small crowded space; feeling unhappy because of lack of freedom.CollocationsThesaurusBlogBuzzWordOpenDictionaryResourcesQuizzesVideosSearch​BuzzWordOpenDictionaryResourcesQuizzesVideosCollocationsThesaurusBlogSearch​IDMclaustrophobic ​Definitions and Synonyms​adjectiveUK/ˌklɔːstrəˈfəʊbɪk/DEFINITIONS21feelingafraidbecauseyouareinasmallorcrowdedspaceorinaplacethatseemsdifficulttogetoutofquicklySynonymsandrelatedwords+-Afraidandfrightenedafraidfrightenedscared...ExploreThesaurus​1aaclaustrophobicplacemakesyoufeelafraidanduncomfortablebecauseitissmall,crowded,ordifficulttogetoutofquicklySynonymsandrelatedwords+-Makingyoufeeluncomfortableuncomfortabletightunsettling...ExploreThesaurus​Synonymsandrelatedwords+-Makingyoufeelafraidfrighteningscaryalarming...ExploreThesaurus​2feelingunhappybecauseyouareinasituationinwhichyoudonothaveenoughfreedomIwasstartingtofeelclaustrophobicinmyrelationshipwithJavier.Synonymsandrelatedwords+-Feelingsadorunhappysadunhappygloomy...ExploreThesaurus​DefinitionandsynonymsofclaustrophobicfromtheonlineEnglishdictionaryfromMacmillanEducation.ThisistheBritishEnglishdefinitionofclaustrophobic.ViewAmericanEnglishdefinitionofclaustrophobic.ChangeyourdefaultdictionarytoAmericanEnglish.Viewthepronunciationforclaustrophobic.  ThesaurusTrendingWordsIcouldn’tagreemore1.5%for-6.8%putoff-12.7%takeon-5.8%getinto25.5%DiscoverSynonymsofthemonthgiftpresentsurprisetokenpackagelargessetreatBrowsemoreUsingthedictionary​SharethisentryQuizzesVocabularyquiz:trendingwordsof2020TakethequiznowContactPrivacyConsentManagementCookiesPolicyTermsandConditionsFAQIndexAboutAuthorsPartnersOptionsToolsFOLLOWUSTwitterFacebookJoinMacmillanDictionaryonTwitterandFacebookfordailywordfacts,quizzesandlanguagenews.©MacmillanEducationLimited2009–2021