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agoraphobia
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agoraphobia
a pathological fear of being in public places, often resulting in the sufferer becoming housebound

agoraphobia [ə‚gȯr·ə′fōb·ē·ə]
(psychology)
Abnormal fear of open places.


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(35) As part of his agoraphobic avoidance spectrum, the patient had a marked degree of acrophobia.
It, have been able to "fly under the radar" in their Reno apartment for years, avoiding detection (by social services, for example) through a combination of Heidi's extraordinary good luck and the loving attention of their agoraphobic next-door neighbor, Bernadette.
Although Scott's cool, Kennedy-era look and soundtrack choices and the star's usual full commitment to his role keep making us want to cut the piece slack, there's trouble from the get-go accepting that Cage's Roy Waller - an agoraphobic neat freak who has to count three times before opening doors and gets seizures when exposed to sunlight - is also a top L.
 
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