Scotophobia
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Fear of darkness. uncountable
"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."
- 2 Fear or hatred of Scotland. uncountable
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From scoto- + -phobia.
Etymology 2
From Scoto- + -phobia.
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