agoraphobic

From agora +‎ -phobic, see agoraphobia.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌæɡ.ɚ.əˈfoʊ.bɪk/, /əˌɡɔɹ.əˈfoʊ.bɪk/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌæɡ.ə.ɹəˈfəʊ.bɪk/, /əˌɡɔː.ɹəˈfəʊ.bɪk/

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agoraphobic (plural agoraphobics)

1. One who suffers from agoraphobia.

   Synonym: agoraphobe

agoraphobic (comparative more agoraphobic, superlative most agoraphobic)

1. Of, pertaining to or suffering from agoraphobia.
   • 1966, Truman Capote, In Cold Blood‎^[1], New York: Random House, Part 1, p. 49:

     […] spaces horizontal and sparsely inhabited had always induced in him a depression accompanied by agoraphobic sensations.

   • 2003, Lionel Shriver, We Need to Talk about Kevin‎^[2], London: Serpent’s Tail, page 130:

     [My mother] and I had been distant for decades not because she was agoraphobic but because I'd been remote and unsparing.