homichlophobia
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὁμίχλη (homíkhlē, “mist, fog”) + New Latin -phobia, from Latin, from Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).
Noun
homichlophobia (uncountable)
- (rare) The fear of fog.
- 2010, Bill Smith, Rant and Dawdle: The Fictional Memoir of Colston Willmott, Charivari (2011), →ISBN, page 390:
- […] as dense as the fog surrounding the house, outside through the window, sucking the crepuscular light up into the spooky mist, homichlophobia augmenting the turmoil.
- 2012, Scott Cramer, Night of the Purple Moon, Train Renoir Publishing (2012), →ISBN, unnumbered page:
- Thick fog rolled in and swallowed Abby whole. Unable to see her outstretched hand, she clenched her jaw to stop her teeth from chattering. Homichlophobia — the fear of fog.
- 2012, Jon Loomis, Fire Season, Minotaur Books (2012), →ISBN, unnumbered page:
- “Necrophobia—fear of death and dead bodies. There's, like, hundreds of different phobias you could have. Know what homichlophobia is?”
- Sousa shook his head. “No freakin' idea.”
- “Fear of fog,” the slender EMT said. […]
- 2010, Bill Smith, Rant and Dawdle: The Fictional Memoir of Colston Willmott, Charivari (2011), →ISBN, page 390: