What does claustrophobic mean?

claustrophobic means "uncomfortably closed or hemmed in". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in claustrophobic?

claustrophobic has 4 syllables: clau-stro-pho-bic. The stress falls on "pho". In IPA it is /ˌklɔstɹəˈfoʊbɪk/.

Is claustrophobic a common word?

claustrophobic is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with claustrophobic?

2 words rhyme with claustrophobic. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

claustrophobic — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
uncomfortably closed or hemmed in
“a claustrophobic little room”
Similarconfined
2.
suffering from claustrophobia; abnormally afraid of closed-in places
Similarafraid

Questions about claustrophobic

What does claustrophobic mean?: claustrophobic means "uncomfortably closed or hemmed in". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in claustrophobic?: claustrophobic has 4 syllables: clau-stro-pho-bic. The stress falls on "pho". In IPA it is /ˌklɔstɹəˈfoʊbɪk/.
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