Definition of nyctophobia in English:
nyctophobia
nounˌnɪktə(ʊ)ˈfəʊbɪəˌniktəˈfōbēə
mass nounExtreme or irrational fear of the night or of darkness.
Example sentencesExamples
- For nyctophobia, try facing the darkness with another person that brings a feeling of safety, such as a parent or good friend.
- The American Medical Association believes adult Ncytophobia is very rare and usually treatable with hypnosis and believe it or not, yes prescription drugs.
- Other standard phobias are nyctophobia, a fear of the dark, and ochlophobia a fear of crowds, from the Greek words for night and crowd respectively.
- Nyctophobia is mostly present in young children, and starts out with night terrors and a healthy fear of the boogeyman.
Origin
Early 20th century: from Greek nux, nukt- 'night' + phobia.