claustrophobia

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Chiu suffered permanent damage to his hearing and struggled with claustrophobia for years, while Tsui said the ordeal robbed him of his adventurous personality and made him "a different person".

From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025

But add in the claustrophobia of the rivals being in the same engineering meetings and team briefings, balancing race strategies, and the intensity only increases.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025

Fumio Hayasaka’s music, with its overt hints of Ravel’s “Bolero,” adds a sense of claustrophobia to the imagery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

It’s not suitable for young children or anyone with claustrophobia, rangers say, and the stairs are roughly as tall as a 20-story building.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2025

I didn't say what was creeping up around me—a feeling of claustrophobia.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely