astraphobia

Rarely as·tra·po·pho·bi·a
Or as·tro·pho·bi·a

[as-truh-foh-bee-uh]

noun

Psychiatry.

1. an irrational or disproportionate fear of thunder and lightning.

astraphobia

/ ˌæstrəˈfəʊbɪə /

noun

1. a fear of thunder and lightning

Other Word Forms

• astraphobic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of astraphobia¹

First recorded in 1855–60 for spelling astrophobia in the obsolete sense “fear of stars,” and in 1870–75 for the spelling astraphobia in its current sense; from astro- ( def. ) or Greek astra(pḗ) “lightning” + -phobia

Word History and Origins

Origin of astraphobia¹

C20: see _astro- , _-phobia