noun

agoraphobia

agoraphobia

She suffers from severe agoraphobia.

She suffers from severe agoraphobia.

Agoraphobia can make leaving home very difficult.

Agoraphobia can make leaving home very difficult.

suffer from agoraphobia to have the condition of agoraphobia She suffers from severe agoraphobia.

Synonyms: fear of open spaces

From Greek 'agora' meaning 'marketplace, open space' + 'phobia' meaning 'fear'.

The 'agora' was the public square in ancient Greece. Imagine a fear of that open space.

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