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There are a few specific words for fear of the dark. Lygophobia, scotophobia or achluophobia can be used but it's most commonly described as nyctophobia.
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What does the word hydrophobia mean?
its an abnormal fear of water
What is One word sbstitute for abnormal fear of girls?
Homosexual
What is gymnophobia?
Gymnophobia: An abnormal and persistent fear of nudity--ANSWER--From the Greek words gumnos (nude) and phobos (fear) ithe word means an irrational fear of nudity, either one's own, or other people's.
Is a brontophobia a fear of dinosaurs?
The word brontophobia means an abnormal fear of thunder. It has nothing to do with dinosaurs, however, the dinosaur name brontosaurus means thunder lizard, so in both cases there is a linguistic link to thunder.
What words describe fear of foreigners?
The word that best describes fear of foreigners is xenophobia.xeno = strangers/foreignersphobia = unreasonable/abnormal fear (of something)
What word that begins with letter x means extraordinary?
Xenophobic is the abnormal fear of foreign things, especially strangers or foreign people. It begins with the letter x.
What word means weird or strange?
Abnormal
What word describes the fear of foreigners?
The word that best describes fear of foreigners is xenophobia.xeno = strangers/foreignersphobia = unreasonable/abnormal fear (of something)
Where did the word bacteriophobia come from?
"phobia" means fear; as a suffix it implies fear of the root word, so "bacteriophobia" means "fear of bacteria"
What word starting with can means an abnormal growth in the body?
Cancer
What 8 letter word means not normal?
Abnormal
What word means the fear of purple?
Porphyrophobia is the fear of the color purple
