nyctophobia

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nyc·to·pho·bi·a

N0200850 (nĭk′tə-fō′bē-ə)n. An abnormal fear of the night or darkness. Also called scotophobia.

[Greek nux, nukt-, night; see nyctalopia + -phobia.]

nyctophobia

(ˌnɪktəʊˈfəʊbɪə) n (Psychiatry) psychiatry an abnormal dread of night or darkness[nyct-, from Greek nukt-, nux night + -phobia] ˌnyctoˈphobic adj

nyctophobia

an abnormal fear of darkness or night.See also: Darkness

Thesaurus

Noun

nyctophobia - a morbid fear of night or darknesssimple phobia - any phobia (other than agoraphobia) associated with relatively simple well-defined stimuli

Translations

nyctophobia

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nyctophobia

[‚nik·tə′fō·bē·ə] (psychology) An abnormal fear of night and darkness.

nyctophobia

enUK

nyctophobia

[nik″to-fo´be-ah] irrational fear of darkness.

nyc·to·pho·bi·a

(nik-tō-fō'bē-ă), Morbid fear of night or of the dark. Synonym(s): scotophobia [nycto- + G. phobos, fear]

nyctophobia

(nĭk′tə-fō′bē-ə)n. An abnormal fear of the night or darkness. Also called scotophobia.

nyctophobia

Morbid fear of the dark or the night.

nyctophobia

Psychology Fear of the dark or night. See Phobia.

nyc·to·pho·bi·a

(nik'tō-fō'bē-ă) Morbid fear of night or of the dark.
Synonym(s): scotophobia. [nycto- + G. phobos, fear]

nyctophobia

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Related to nyctophobia: Achluophobia

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Words related to nyctophobia

noun a morbid fear of night or darkness

Related Words

simple phobia

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