单词 | nyctophobia |
释义 | nyctophobia[ nik-tuh-foh-bee-uh ] / ˌnɪk təˈfoʊ bi ə / noun Psychiatry.an irrational or disproportionate fear of night or nighttime darkness: My nyctophobia is debilitating during the short days and long nights of winter. Compare scotophobia. Origin of nyctophobiaFirst recorded in 1890–95; nycto- + -phobia Words nearby nyctophobianyctinasty, nyctitropic, nyctitropism, nycto-, nyctophilia, nyctophobia, nycturia, Nydia, Nye, Nyeman, Nyerere Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for nyctophobianyctophobia / (ˌnɪktəʊˈfəʊbɪə) / nounpsychiatry an abnormal dread of night or darkness Derived forms of nyctophobianyctophobic, adjectiveWord Origin for nyctophobianyct-, from Greek nukt-, nux night + -phobia Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for nyctophobianyctophobia [ nĭk′tə-fō′bē-ə ] n.An abnormal fear of night or of the dark.scotophobia The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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