| 单词 | scotophobia |
| 释义 | scotophobia[ skoh-tuh-foh-bee-uh ] / ˌskoʊ təˈfoʊ bi ə / noun Psychiatry.an irrational or disproportionate fear of the dark: The basement in our new house sets off my scotophobia—I guess we’ll just use the garage for storage. Compare nyctophobia. Origin of scotophobiaFirst recorded in 1840–45; scoto- + -phobia Words nearby scotophobiascotoma, scotomatous, scotometry, scotophil, scotophilia, scotophobia, scotophobin, scotopia, scotopic, scotopic adaptation, scotopic eye Definition for scotophobia (2 of 2)Scotophobia [ skot-uh-foh-bee-uh ] / ˌskɒt əˈfoʊ bi ə / nounan aversion or hostility to, disdain for, or fear of Scotland or anything Scottish. Also called Cal·e·pho·bi·a [kal-uh-foh-bee-uh] /ˌkæl əˈfoʊ bi ə/ . Origin of ScotophobiaFirst recorded in 1825–35; Scoto- + -phobia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Medical definitions for scotophobiascotophobia [ skō′tə-fō′bē-ə ] n.nyctophobia The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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