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claustrophilia Med.|ˌklɔːstrəˈfɪlɪə|
[mod.L., f. L. claustrum confined space, cloister n. + Gr. ϕιλία affection.]
A morbid desire to be enclosed within a confined space; also transf.
1926in Gould Med. Dict. 336/1. 1949 Koestler Promise & Fulf. ii. v. 279 His attitude is the result of that deep-rooted complex—cultural claustrophilia. ― Ibid. iii. ii. 315 Generations of Jews, huddled together..developed that peculiar feature of Jewish communities which one might be tempted to name ‘claustrophilia’. 1960Spectator 29 Apr. 612 The Germanic claustrophobia of Serjeant Musgrave's Dance or the British claustrophilia of Live Like Pigs. |