an anxiety disorder, when someone suffers from panic attacks to the point that they avoid so many situations they often become housbound. Not a fear of open spaces, in fact, when the word is broken down to original meanings, it means 'fear of the market place' in latin, which is a much more accurate description.

Derived from the Greek words Agora, meaning market and Phobia meaning fear. Agoraphobia is the fear of having a panic attack in a situation that would be hard, or embarassing to escape from. Usually accompanied and caused by GAD and/or Panic Disorder. Though cases without such have been documented, it's rarely reported due to less reason to seek medical treatment.

Fear of crowds, crowding, open spaces or busy town squares. Etymology, Greek, AGORA, which back in ancient Greece was the usually busy town square.

An illness usually self-diagnosed by the unemployed as an excuse to stay home and masturbate or play Wii.

-David Thorne

Fear of embarrassment. Being too self-concious. This problem can be solved with ethanol (alcohol).

The fear of open places! also it is the name of a song by incubus

1. The fear of people with the name Gore. this is especially Al Gore (The guy from Al Gore's Global Warning)

2. The fear of the Outside This is mainly seen with Drugees and EMO's