広ひろ場ば恐きょう怖ふ症しょう

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noun

agoraphobia

Medical term for the anxiety disorder characterized by fear of places or situations where escape might be difficult.

広wide, broad, spacious

場location, place

恐fear, dread, awe

怖dreadful, be frightened, fearful

症symptoms, illness

閉へい所しょ恐きょう怖ふ症しょう
Claustrophobia, fear of enclosed spaces, contrasting with agoraphobia's fear of open or inescapable places.
社しゃ会かい恐きょう怖ふ症しょう
Social anxiety disorder, fear of social situations, while agoraphobia centers on places and escape difficulty.

Compound of 広場 (open space) + 恐怖症 (phobia), a calque of the English 'agoraphobia'.