From the given options select the one which can rightly substitute the given expression:
Fear of confined places
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Claustrophobia
Claustrophobia is an extreme fear of being in closed or small spaces. It comes from Latin claustrum (a shut-in place) and -phobia (fear).
Example: Because of his claustrophobia, he always takes the stairs instead of the lift.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: Acrolat — Incorrect. “Acrolat” is not an English word. It may be a garbled form of acrobat (a performer of gymnastic feats) or of acrophobia (fear of heights); neither is a fear of closed spaces.
Option 2: Athletics — Incorrect. Athletics is sports such as running, jumping and throwing; it has nothing to do with fear.
Example: She won three medals in athletics this year.
Option 4: Algophobia — Incorrect. Algophobia (algo = pain) is an abnormal fear of pain, not of confined places.
Example: His algophobia made even a small injection a terrible ordeal.