claustrophobic
adjective
claus·tro·pho·bic
ˌklȯ-strə-ˈfō-bik 
1
: affected with or inclined to claustrophobia
2
: inducing or suggesting claustrophobia
Examples of claustrophobic in a Sentence
The theater can be a little claustrophobic when it's full.
She doesn't go in elevators because she is claustrophobic.
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Linklater succeeds in making the film's one location feel claustrophobic and tense while never veering into stage play territory, but the story itself is uneven, whiplashing between gritty realism and afterschool special.
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Brian Smolensky and James Mercadante, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
You’re supposed to feel a little claustrophobic, but not trapped as an audience member.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
To create this tension throughout the film, production designer Julian R. Wagner needed to craft sets that felt as grounded, authentic, and (sometimes) claustrophobic as possible.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 20 Dec. 2024
There’s a pesky column at the corner, which manages to just barely obstruct sightlines — though perhaps this has meaning of its own, revealing a potential non-linguistic barrier between us and them, while also helping to give the classroom its necessary claustrophobic tension.
—Christian Lewis, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
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Brian Smolensky and James Mercadante, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
You’re supposed to feel a little claustrophobic, but not trapped as an audience member.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
To create this tension throughout the film, production designer Julian R. Wagner needed to craft sets that felt as grounded, authentic, and (sometimes) claustrophobic as possible.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 20 Dec. 2024
There’s a pesky column at the corner, which manages to just barely obstruct sightlines — though perhaps this has meaning of its own, revealing a potential non-linguistic barrier between us and them, while also helping to give the classroom its necessary claustrophobic tension.
—Christian Lewis, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Claustrophobic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/claustrophobic. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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claustrophobic
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claus·tro·pho·bic
ˌklȯ-strə-ˈfō-bik
1
: suffering from or inclined to claustrophobia
2
: inducing or suggesting claustrophobia
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