claustrophobic

It seemed all set to boil into a claustrophobically close finale, just as the pair's meeting in Paris did a year ago.

They enter this curious and claustrophobic home only when Mr. Reed promises his wife is baking a pie in the other room, but he draws them into his labyrinth using false promises and rhetorical exercises.

One user on X, @harmancheeta, said they were "stuck on a plane, claustrophobic, pleading to get off," and asked: "How long is this situation going to take?"

They’re in these evolving years in their lives and they’re being put into these awkward, intense, claustrophobic situations as part of this big ecosystem, which they’re kind of designed to serve.

A passenger later told officials that Salva appeared claustrophobic and seemed like he wanted to get off the plane.