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English
Etymology
From agora + -phobe, see agoraphobia.
Noun
agoraphobe (plural agoraphobes)
- Someone who suffers from agoraphobia.
1974, Erwin Lausch, Manipulation; dangers and benefits of brain research:Through such substances the agoraphobes could come to like open spaces, and the 'scotophobes' enjoy the dark.
1998, Jim Mortimore, chapter 3, in Beltempest, page 73:She has never considered herself either a claustrophobe or an agoraphobe but, well, this was different. This was both fears together – the fear of wide-open spaces jammed shoulder to shoulder with angry people.
2007 November 4, Dave Itzkoff, “A Satirical Sit-Coms Memorable Music”, in New York Times:The following season Mr. Murphy composed an original Broadway-style number for a scene in which Brian the dog attempts to persuade an elderly agoraphobe to leave her home.
Translations
someone who suffers from agoraphobia
French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá) + -phobe.
Pronunciation
Adjective
agoraphobe (plural agoraphobes)
- agoraphobic
Noun
agoraphobe m or f by sense (plural agoraphobes)
- agoraphobe
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