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Look up: nyctophobia

  1. nyctophobia
    [n] - a morbid fear of night or darkness
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Nyctophobia
    Nyctophobia: Pathological fear of the dark, an abnormal and persistent dread of the dark. Sufferers experience anxiety even though they may rationally realize that the dark does not pose a threat commensurate with their fear. Formed from the Greek 'nyx' (night) and the Greek 'phobos' (fear). 'Nyx' h...
    Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.

  3. nyctophobia
    fear of the dark or of night Category: Medicine
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  4. nyctophobia
    <psychology> Fear of night. ... Origin: Gr. Phobos = fear ... (16 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  5. nyctophobia
    noun a morbid fear of night or darkness
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  6. nyctophobia
    (nik″to-fo´be-ә) irrational fear of darkness.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  7. nyctophobia
    nyctophobia, nyctiphobia An irrational fear of the dark.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  8. nyctophobia
    nyctophobia, nyktosophobia An abnormal fear of darkness or night. Examples of this phobia include not going out at night and making sure that there are plenty of lights on in one’s residence.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  9. Nyctophobia
    Nyctophobia (from Greek νυκτός - nuktos, genitive of νύξ - nux, "night" and φόβος - phobos, "fear") is a phobia characterized by a severe fear of the darkness. It is triggered by the brain’s disfigured perception of what would or could happen when in a dark environment. Despite its pervasive nature, there has been a lack of eti...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyctophobia

  10. Nyctophobia
    Nyctophobia is the fear of night.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  11. nyctophobia
    Type: Term Pronunciation: nik-tō-fō′bē-ă Definitions: 1. Morbid fear of night or of the dark. Synonyms: scotophobia
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio



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