Q1
EnglishVocabulary: Meaning, Synonyms & Antonyms
The word 'claustrophobia' means
- a.fear of darkness
- b.fear of crowds
- c.fear of confined spaces
- d.fear of water
Answer: (C) fear of confined spaces
Claustrophobia (Latin claustrum, 'enclosed place' + Greek phobos, 'fear') is the abnormal fear of confined or enclosed spaces such as lifts, tunnels or small rooms. Fear of darkness is nyctophobia (achluophobia), fear of crowds is ochlophobia or enochlophobia (agoraphobia is fear of open or public places), and fear of water is aquaphobia - hydrophobia is also the old name for rabies. Phobia words are a WBCS favourite: acrophobia (heights), xenophobia (foreigners), pyrophobia (fire).