# agoraphobia

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌæɡ.ə.ɹəˈfəʊ.bi.ə/ · frequency rank #63,408

## Definitions
1. The fear of wide open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions.
2. An aversion to markets.

## 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.

## Source
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