An abnormal and persistent fear of public places or open areas, especially those from which escape could be difficult or in which help might not be immediately accessible. Persons with agoraphobia frequently also have panic disorder. People with mild agoraphobia often live normal lives by avoiding anxiety-provoking situations. In the most severe ag [..]

An intense fear of being in open places or in situations where it may be hard to escape, or where help may not be available. People with agoraphobia are usually very anxious about having a panic attac [..]

 An extreme fear of being in public places or open spaces from which escape may be difficult or embarrassing.

The term for a fear of wide open spaces; in veterinary terms, refers to animals who are kept stabled or in stalls for an extended period of time.

"fear of open spaces," 1873, from German Agorophobie, coined 1871 by Berlin psychiatrist Carl Westphal (1833-1890) from Greek agora "open space" (see agora) + -phobia "fear.&q [..]

An anxiety disorder characterized by an intense fear of leaving one’s home.

noun. realistically, fear of the market, marked by dread pertaining to being in areas or circumstances for worry of having out of control worry signs or a panic attack. Hesitation is customarily conce [..]

Agoraphobia is the irrational fear of being in public places. An agoraphobic person may fear going to the mall because it is a wide open space with many people, leaving them feeling exposed, or they m [..]

Agoraphobia is a fear of wide open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions. Although commonly recognized as a fear of public places, it is now believed that agoraphobia develops as a complic [..]

(n) a morbid fear of open spaces (as fear of being caught alone in some public place)

Fear and avoidance of public places and open spaces.

A fear (phobia) of going outside the home.

Syndrome characterized by anxiety about being in places in which a panic attack or other anxiety reaction might occur, resulting in a pervasive avoidance of a variety of situations.

Obsessive, persistent, intense Fear of open places.

Obsessive, persistent, intense fear of open places.

a Greek word that literally means "fear of the marketplace." This anxiety disorder involves the fear of experiencing a panic attack in a place or situation from which escape may be difficult [..]

<phobia> <psychiatry> An unexplained fear of open spaces. Origin: Gr. Phobos = fear (16 Mar 1998)

Agoraphobia is usually defined as a fear of open spaces, however, agoraphobia is an anxiety disorder which consists of the fear of experiencing a difficult or embarrassing situation from which the suf [..]

The fear of wide open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions.