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单词 nyctophobia
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Definition of nyctophobia in English:

nyctophobia

nounˌnɪktə(ʊ)ˈfəʊbɪəˌniktəˈfōbēə
mass noun
  • Extreme or irrational fear of the night or of darkness.

    黑暗恐怖(症),黑夜恐怖(症)

    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.

Definition of nyctophobia in US English:

nyctophobia

nounˌniktəˈfōbēə
  • Extreme or irrational fear of the night or of darkness.

    黑暗恐怖(症),黑夜恐怖(症)

    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.
    • Nyctophobia is mostly present in young children, and starts out with night terrors and a healthy fear of the boogeyman.
    • 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.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Greek nux, nukt- ‘night’ + phobia.

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