nyctophobia
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nyc·to·pho·bi·a
(nĭk'tə-fō'bē-ə) 
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An abnormal fear of the night or darkness. Also called scotophobia.
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An abnormal fear of the night or darkness. Also called scotophobia.
[Greek nux, nukt-, night; see nyctalopia + -PHOBIA.]
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nyc·to·pho·bi·a
(nĭk'tə-fō'bē-ə)
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An abnormal fear of night or of the dark. Also called scotophobia.
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"Scotophobia" redirects here. For the hatred, fear or envy of Scotland, or people or things from the country, see Anti-Scottish sentiment.
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Nyctophobia (from Greek νυκτός - nuktos, genitive of νύξ - nux, "night"[1] and φόβος - phobos, "fear"[2]) 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 etiological research on the subject. The fear of darkness (nyctophobia) is a psychologically-impacted feeling of being disposed from comfort to a fear-evoking state. The fear of darkness or night has several non-clinical terminologies—lygophobia, scotophobia and achluophobia. Nyctophobia is a phobia generally related to children but, according to J. Adrian Williams’ article titled, Indirect Hypnotic Therapy of Nyctophobia: A Case Report, many clinics with pediatric patients have a great chance of having adults who have nyctophobia. The same article states that “the phobia has been known to be extremely disruptive to adult patients and… incapacitating”.[3]
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