Scotophobia
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Scotophobia is a noun meaning Fear of darkness.
Meaning
Fear of darkness.
Example Sentences
He also suffered from hypsophobia, a certain fear of elevated places, and the typical scotophobia and phasmophobia associated with churches, graveyards and solitary places in the dark of night.
Synonyms for scotophobia
Depending on context, synonyms include nyctophobia.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include scotophobe, achluophobia, nyctohylophobia, nyctophobe, scopophobia, kenophobia.
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