homichlophobia

homichlophobia

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὁμίχλη (homíkhlē, “mist, fog”) + New Latin -phobia, from Latin, from Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).

Noun

homichlophobia (uncountable)

1. (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. […]