nyctophobia
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nyctophobia
Rhymes with -əʊbiə
noun
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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."
Similar: noctiphobia, scotophobia, night-fear, nightfright, noctophobia
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noun fear of the night
| हिन्दी | अन्धकार भय andhakār bhay |
|---|---|
| Português | nictofobia |
| Français | nyctophobie |
| Deutsch | Nyktophobie |
| Ελληνικά | νυχτοφοβία nychtofovía |
Talk about this word "nyctophobia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nyctophobia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. nyctophobia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nyctophobia "nyctophobia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nyctophobia.Cite this
@misc{nyctophobia_2026,
title = {nyctophobia},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nyctophobia},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
