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adj. - Having a morbid fear of being closed in a confined space; Uncomfortably closed or hemmed in.

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  • A claustrophobic little room
  • Back then we dubbed their claustrophobic, brooding sound "Nightmare Pop", and with good reason.
  • The 1950s will never seem the same again - claustrophobic, dark, deep, but oh so polite dahling, anyone for tennis?
  • Rather than worshipfully recalling the claustrophobic, kitchen-sink realism of the 1973
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