agoraphobia

== English == === Etymology === From Latin agoraphobia, from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá, “assembly”) + φοβία (phobía, “fear”). By surface analysis, agora +‎ -phobia. Coined by Karl Friedrich Otto Westphal in 1871. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌæɡ.ə.ɹəˈfəʊ.bi.ə/, /əˌɡɔː.ɹəˈfəʊ.bi.ə/ (US) enPR: ăg'ər-ə-fōʹbē-ə, ə-goɹ'ə-fōʹbē-ə; IPA(key): /ˌæɡ.ɚ.əˈfoʊ.bi.ə/, /əˌɡɔɹ.əˈfoʊ.bi.ə/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /əˌɡoː.ɹəˈfəʉ.biː.ə/ Rhymes: -əʊbiə === Noun === agoraphobia (plural agoraphobias) The fear of wide open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions. (rare) An aversion to markets. For quotations using this term, see Citations:agoraphobia. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====