n :  abnormal fear of being helpless in a situation from which escape may be difficult or embarrassing that is characterized initially often by panic or anticipatory anxiety and finally by avoidance of open or public places .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  ac·a·ro·pho·bia  ac·ro·phobe  ac·ro·pho·bia 
 
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