Auroraphobia

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Fear of the northern lights. rare, uncountable

    "He cured one white school teacher of acarophobia, or the fear of insects, and another of auroraphobia, or fear of the northern lights."

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"He cured one white school teacher of acarophobia, or the fear of insects, and another of auroraphobia, or fear of the northern lights."

Etymology

From aurora + -phobia.

Related phrases

northern lights

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