Fear of being enclosed in a small closed space

In these questions, out of the four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

Fear of being enclosed in a small closed space

(1) agoraphobia
(2) claustrophobia
(3) xenophobia
(4) paranoia

 

 

Answer :-

(2) claustrophobia

Explanation :-

 

claustrophobia (N.) : an extreme fear of being in a small confined place
agoraphobia (N.) : a fear of being in public places where there are many other people
xenophobia (N.) : a fear of people from other countries
paraphobia (N.) : a fear of other people when there is no evidence or reason for this