"nyctophobia" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-us-nyctophobia.oga
Rhymes: -əʊbiə Etymology: From nycto- + -phobia. Etymology templates: {{af|en|nycto-|-phobia}} nycto- + -phobia Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} nyctophobia (uncountable)
  1. A fear of the night, nighttime, or darkness. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Phobias Synonyms: noctiphobia, scotophobia, night-fear, nightfright, noctophobia Translations (fear of the night): страх от тъмното (strah ot tǎmnoto) (Bulgarian), mørkeræd (Danish), nyktofobi (Danish), pimeänpelko (Finnish), nyctophobie [feminine] (French), Nyktophobie [feminine] (German), νυχτοφοβία (nychtofovía) [feminine] (Greek), nictofobia [feminine] (Portuguese), nyctofobi [common-gender] (Swedish), skotofobi [common-gender] (Swedish), mörkrädsla (Swedish)
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