agoraphobia
Plural: agoraphobias
Noun
- a morbid fear of open spaces (as fear of being caught alone in some public place)
- The fear of wide open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions.
- An aversion to markets.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin agoraphobia, from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá, “assembly”) + φοβία (phobía, “fear”). By surface analysis, agora + -phobia.
Coined by Karl Friedrich Otto Westphal in 1871.
Scrabble Score: 19
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Words With Friends Score: 21
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