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Stage 1 of 4
agora
Greek · ancient
"marketplace, open space"
an open marketplace or gathering place
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Stage 2 of 4
phobos
Greek · ancient
"fear"
fear, panic
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Stage 3 of 4
agoraphobie
German · 1871
"fear of open or public spaces"
coined by psychiatrist Carl Westphal from Greek agora (open space) and phobos (fear)
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Stage 4 of 4
agoraphobia
English · 1873
"fear of open or crowded public spaces"
adopted from German for the fear of open or crowded spaces
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