claustrophobia - Dictionary definition and meaning for word claustrophobia
claust-this seems like closed...u are closed in a room only if the room is locked, phobia means feear..
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CLAUS is the root for CLOSE and PHOBIA means FEAR ...see more roots here,itll help you:http://www.virtualsalt.com/roots.htm
Claust - Closed...Phobia - Fear...so a fear of being suffocated in an enclosed space.