claustrophobia
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The effect instead is one of claustrophobia, an especially embarrassing misstep when it comes to a work about liberation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
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
"It is an isolated environment, but I think this helps to give that kind of connection to being outside – to alleviate that sense of claustrophobia."
From BBC • May 14, 2025
The film’s strongest game is its homage factor, especially in the way it captures much of the original’s claustrophobia.
From Salon • Aug. 16, 2024
I didn't say what was creeping up around me—a feeling of claustrophobia.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
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