stenophobia

English

Etymology

From steno- +‎ -phobia.

Noun

stenophobia (uncountable)

1. Fear of narrow spaces.
   • 2008 January 10, “Scared of this? You must be lutraphobic”, in The Daily Mail‎^[1]:

     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).

   • 2021 June 8, “Stenophobia (Fear of Narrow Things or Places)”, in Psych Times‎^[2]:

     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.

See also

• claustrophobia