nyctophobia en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English nycto- Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English nyctophobia From nycto- + -phobia.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A fear of the night, nighttime, or darkness.
"You're afraid of the dark. That's nyctophobia. And you're afraid of deep places, or depth. That's bathophobia."
2004, Michael A. Gibbs, A Fairy of Anneliese Glade, →ISBN:
Synonyms
night-fear · scotophobia · noctophobia · noctiphobia · nightfright
Translations (12)
da nyktofobi (fear of the night) · da mørkeræd (fear of the night) · fi pimeänpelko (fear of the night) · fr nyctophobie (fear of the night) · sv mörkrädsla (fear of the night) · de Nyktophobie (fear of the night) · sv nyctofobi (fear of the night) · hi अन्धकार भय (fear of the night) · el νυχτοφοβία (fear of the night) · bg страх от тъмното (fear of the night) · pt nictofobia (fear of the night) · sv skotofobi (fear of the night)