Is it correct to say that something is "claustrophobic" if it makes someone feel claustrophobic?
For example, people often refer to an elevator as claustrophobic, but I'm curious whether it is more accurate to say that an elevator causes its occupants to feel claustrophobic.
Solution 1:
claustrophobic can mean both:
- pertaining to or suffering from claustrophobia.
- tending to induce claustrophobia: a small, airless, claustrophobic room.