claustrophobic

• Describe un lugar o situación que produce sensación de encierro o incomodidad por la estrechez; también se aplica a una persona que padece claustrofobia.

Describes a place or situation that causes a feeling of being trapped or uncomfortably confined.

1. Uncomfortably confinedB2formal

   Describing a space that feels uncomfortably small, narrow, or enclosed, causing a sense of restriction.

   Angustiosamente reducido

   • The small, windowless room felt very claustrophobic.
   • The narrow alleyway was dark and claustrophobic.
   • The crowded elevator became increasingly claustrophobic.

   Sinónimosairlesscloseconfiningcrampedenclosednarrowrestrictedstuffysuffocatingtight

   Antónimosairyexpansiveopenspacious

2. Suffering from claustrophobiaB2formal

   Having an abnormal fear of being in closed or confined spaces.

   que sufre de claustrofobia

   • He feels claustrophobic in crowded subways.
   • She becomes claustrophobic when she cannot see an exit.
   • Many people feel claustrophobic in MRI machines.