Lygophobia
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lygophobia is a noun meaning (rare) Fear of darkness.
Meaning
(rare) Fear of darkness.
Example Sentences
But the lygophobia was not going anywhere...at least not for awhile.^([sic])
Now that all the furious action had stopped, a sudden wave of lygophobia washed over her and she shivered at the intimidating darkness.
Based on Parent's report, 26.2% of children showed bruxism and there was a significant relation between bruxism and mother's job, family history, distressing event in life, parasomnias, especially drooling and sleep walking, TMD, hyperactivity, depression, acrophobia and lygophobia.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include phengophobia, photophobia, gelotophobia, eosophobia, geliophobia, lyssophobia.
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