homichlophobia

[hom-i-kluh-foh-bee-uh]

noun

Psychiatry.

1. an irrational or disproportionate fear of fog or foggy weather, often associated with nephophobia.

Other Word Forms

• homichlophobic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of homichlophobia¹

First recorded in 1965–70; from Greek omíchlē (also Attic Greek homíchlē ) “fog” + -o- ( def. ) + -phobia ( def. ); mist ( def. )