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nyctophobia

[ nik-tuh-foh-bee-uh ]

noun

, Psychiatry.
  1. an irrational or disproportionate fear of night or nighttime darkness: Compare scotophobia.

    My nyctophobia is debilitating during the short days and long nights of winter.



nyctophobia

/ ˌnɪktəʊˈfəʊbɪə /

noun

  1. psychiatry an abnormal dread of night or darkness
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌnyctoˈphobic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • nyc·to·pho·bic adjective noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nyctophobia1

First recorded in 1890–95; nycto- + -phobia
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nyctophobia1

nyct-, from Greek nukt-, nux night + -phobia
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Example Sentences

It sometimes presents itself with related phobias, including phasmophobia, the fear of ghosts; wiccaphobia, the fear of witchcraft; and nyctophobia, the fear of darkness.

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