nephophobia

[nef-uh-foh-bee-uh, nef-oh-]

noun

Psychiatry.

1. an irrational or disproportionate fear of clouds or cloudy weather, often associated with homichlophobia.

Other Word Forms

• nephophobic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of nephophobia¹

First recorded in 1965–70; nepho- ( def. ) + -phobia ( def. )

Example Sentences

There's nephophobia, or fear of clouds, and coulrophobia, the fear of clowns.

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