nightfright

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nightfright

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From night + fright.

noun nightfrights · night fright · night-fright

uncountable Fear of the night, nyctophobia, noctophobia Though we have had stage windows before, and by the thousands, I don't think I have ever seen this particular use made of them: the sense of air, of nightfright beyond the walls, of extended dimension is so palpable that you believe in the continuing world past the leaded-glass door, half-imagine th
Similar: nightfear
countable A terror or fright typically occurring at night. In the warm light she looked like a little girl who has suffered a night-fright.
Similar: nightmare

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@misc{nightfright_2026,
  title = {nightfright},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nightfright},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}