Meaning of stenophobia | Babel Free

Definitions

Fear of narrow spaces.

uncountable

Examples

“Some of the other conditions it identifies are stenophobia (fear of narrow things or places) and rhabdophobia (fear of being severely punished, beaten by a rod or severely criticised).”

“Someone suffering from stenophobia may find themselves avoiding that which they fear. They may take this to the extreme by ensuring that they cannot be exposed to narrow things or places in any way.”

CEFR level