nyctophobia
[ nik-tuh-foh-bee-uh ]
nounPsychiatry.
an irrational or disproportionate fear of night or nighttime darkness: My nyctophobia is debilitating during the short days and long nights of winter.: Compare scotophobia.
Origin of nyctophobia
1Other words from nyctophobia
- nyc·to·pho·bic, adjective, noun
Words Nearby nyctophobia
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British Dictionary definitions for nyctophobia
nyctophobia
/ (ˌnɪktəʊˈfəʊbɪə) /
noun
psychiatry an abnormal dread of night or darkness
Origin of nyctophobia
1nyct-, from Greek nukt-, nux night + -phobia
Derived forms of nyctophobia
- nyctophobic, adjective
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