nyctophobia
English
Etymology
From nycto- + -phobia.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -əʊbiə
Noun
nyctophobia (uncountable)
- A fear of the night, nighttime or darkness.
- Synonyms: noctiphobia, scotophobia
- 2004, Michael A. Gibbs, A Fairy of Anneliese Glade, →ISBN:
- "You're afraid of the dark. That's nyctophobia. And you're afraid of deep places, or depth. That's bathophobia."
Translations
fear of the night
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