밀실공포증

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 밀실(密室) (milsil, hidden room; secret chamber) + 공포증(恐怖症) (gongpojeung, phobia).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [miɭɕʰiɭɡo̞(ː)ŋpʰo̞t͡ɕ͈ɯŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?milsilgongpojeung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?milsilgongpojeung
McCune–Reischauer?milsilgongp'ochŭng
Yale Romanization?mil.sil.kōngphoqcung

Noun

밀실공포증 • (milsilgongpojeung) (hanja 密室恐怖症)

  1. synonym of 폐소공포증(閉所恐怖症) (pyesogongpojeung, claustrophobia)