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nyctophobia

[ nik-tuh-foh-bee-uh ]

noun

, Psychiatry.
  1. an irrational or disproportionate fear of night or nighttime darkness: Compare scotophobia.

    My nyctophobia is debilitating during the short days and long nights of winter.

nyctophobia

/ ˌnɪktəʊˈfəʊbɪə /

noun

  1. psychiatry an abnormal dread of night or darkness

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Derived Forms

  • ˌnyctoˈphobic, adjective

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Other Words From

  • nyc·to·pho·bic adjective noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of nyctophobia1

First recorded in 1890–95; nycto- + -phobia

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Word History and Origins

Origin of nyctophobia1

nyct-, from Greek nukt-, nux night + -phobia

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