claustrophobic

• Descreve um lugar ou situação que provoca sensação de confinamento ou desconforto por falta de espaço; também se diz de quem sofre desse desconforto.

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.

   Que causa claustrofobia

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

   Sinônimosairlesscloseconfiningcrampedenclosednarrowrestrictedstuffysuffocatingtight

   Antônimosairyexpansiveopenspacious

2. Suffering from claustrophobiaB2formal

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

   Claustrofóbico

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