nyctophobiathe fear of the dark
What the word
the fear of the dark
nyctophobia (clinical)
scotophobia (variant)
achluophobia (rare term)
lygophobia (dread of gloom)
noctiphobia (night-specific)
Synonym
nyctophobia
fear of the dark
scotophobia (rare) achluophobia (clinical)
intense dread
night fear (common) dark dread (literary) fear of darkness (plain)
situational
bedtime anxiety (colloquial) lights-out fear (informal) fear of night (neutral)
related
photophobia (opposite) claustrophobia (analogous) nocturnal panic (symptom)
Thesaurus
nyctophobia
Fear of darkness
achluophobia scotophobia lygophobia fear of the dark
Related fears
noctiphobia (night) nyctohylophobia (dark forests) claustrophobia (enclosed dark) phasmophobia (ghosts) thanatophobia (death) xenophobia (unknown)
Darkness
dark darkness blackness gloom murk shadow shade dimness twilight night pitch-black obscurity
Night
nightfall nighttime midnight witching hour small hours dead of night dusk sundown
Places
bedroom basement cellar attic closet alley forest cave tunnel graveyard under the bed
Things in the dark
shadow silhouette shape figure monster ghost intruder bogeyman bump in the night
Sounds
creak groan rustle whisper scratch thud howl silence
Body
trembling shivering goosebumps racing heart sweaty palms shortness of breath nausea panic
Behavior
avoidance clinging nightlight leaving lights on checking locks hiding under covers freezing fleeing
Sleep
insomnia nightmares night terrors bedtime dread waking in panic sleeping with light
Triggers
power outage blown bulb dark room solitary night unfamiliar place horror films
Expressions
afraid of one's own shadow scared of the dark fear of the unknown jump at shadows can't see a thing
Clinical
phobia anxiety disorder irrational fear panic attack exposure therapy cognitive behavioral therapy desensitization
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