agoraphobia
noun/ˌæɡərəˈfəʊbiə/
/ˌæɡərəˈfəʊbiə/
[uncountable] (specialist)- a fear of being in public places where there are many other people
- For years I had agoraphobia and never wanted to go out of the house.
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Greek agora ‘place of assembly, marketplace’ + -phobia (see phobia).Definitions on the go
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