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achluophobic

achluophobic adjective: of or relating to achluophobia (a morbid fear of darkness or nightfall).

Adjective

achluophobic (comparative more achluophobic, superlative most achluophobic)

  1. Of or relating to achluophobia (a morbid fear of darkness or nightfall).

Noun

achluophobic (plural achluophobics)

  1. A person who suffers from achluophobia.
    • Avoid this film [Wait Until Dark] if you’re a claustrophobic achluophobic.1991, Rob Medich, “Underdogs”, in Howard Karren, editor, The Premiere Guide to Movies on Video, New York: HarperPerennial, page 161
    • There would definitely be daytime meetings for the achluophobics […]2000, David Sedaris, “Down”, in Me Talk Pretty One Day, Boston: Little, Brown, published 2009

Forms of achluophobic

Adjective
comparativemore achluophobic
superlativemost achluophobic
Noun
pluralachluophobics

Origin of achluophobic

From Ancient Greek ἀχλύς (akhlús, “mist”) and -phobic.

Questions about achluophobic

What does achluophobic mean?
Achluophobic means of or relating to achluophobia (a morbid fear of darkness or nightfall).
What part of speech is achluophobic?
Achluophobic can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near achluophobic in the dictionary

  1. achlorhydric
  2. achlorophyllaceous
  3. achlorophyllous
  4. achloropsia
  5. achluophobia
  6. achluophobic
  7. achluophobics
  8. achlusite
  9. Achlys
  10. achma
  11. achme

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