agoraphobia
noun[U]
psychologyspecializeduk/ˌæɡ.ə.rəˈfəʊ.bi.ə/us/ˌæɡ.ə.rəˈfoʊ.bi.ə/fearof goingoutsideand being inpublicplacesor of being in asituationfrom which it might bedifficulttoescapeor in whichhelpmight not beavailable:
Suffering from agoraphobia, she'safraidtoevenstepoutsideherhome.
It isestimatedthatapproximately500,000adultsinGreatBritiansufferfrom agoraphobia to someextent.
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 - aerophobia
 - agoraphobic
 - aquaphobia
 - arachnophobia
 - bogie
 - catastrophize
 - chill
 - claustrophobia
 - dread
 - homophobia
 - homophobic
 - hydrophobia
 - hydrophobic
 - Islamophobia
 - misophonia
 - mortal
 - scare
 - willie
 - xenophobe