Tuesday


Phobias are so called because they are not real. Realbias are real. Claustrophobia is an unfounded fear of closed in spaces. Claustrorealbia is fear of an closed in space that contains a real danger such as a tiger or an explosive.


Source : Tree, Paul. The Handbook of Fine Distinctions, 1988.
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