scotophobia

¹ American  

[skoh-tuh-foh-bee-uh] / ˌskoʊ təˈfoʊ bi ə /

noun

Psychiatry.

1. an irrational or disproportionate fear of the dark.

   The basement in our new house sets off my scotophobia—I guess we’ll just use the garage for storage.

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Scotophobia ² American  

[skot-uh-foh-bee-uh] / ˌskɒt əˈfoʊ bi ə /

noun

1. an aversion or hostility to, disdain for, or fear of Scotland or anything Scottish.

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Other Word Forms

• Scotophobic adjective
• scotophobic adjective

Etymology

Origin of scotophobia¹

First recorded in 1840–45; scoto- ( def. ) + -phobia

Origin of Scotophobia²

First recorded in 1825–35; Scoto- + -phobia