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homichlophobia

homichlophobia noun: the fear of fog.

Noun

homichlophobia (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The fear of fog.
    • […] as dense as the fog surrounding the house, outside through the window, sucking the crepuscular light up into the spooky mist, homichlophobia augmenting the turmoil.2010, Bill Smith, Rant and Dawdle: The Fictional Memoir of Colston Willmott, Charivari, published 2011, →ISBN, page 390
    • Thick fog rolled in and swallowed Abby whole. Unable to see her outstretched hand, she clenched her jaw to stop her teeth from chattering. Homichlophobia — the fear of fog.2012, Scott Cramer, Night of the Purple Moon, Train Renoir Publishing, published 2012, →ISBN

Origin of homichlophobia

From Ancient Greek ὁμίχλη (homíkhlē, “mist, fog”) + New Latin -phobia, from Latin, from Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).

Questions about homichlophobia

What does homichlophobia mean?
Homichlophobia means the fear of fog.
What part of speech is homichlophobia?
Homichlophobia is a noun.

Words near homichlophobia in the dictionary

  1. Homeyers
  2. homeyness
  3. homeys
  4. Homfray
  5. homi
  6. homichlophobia
  7. homicidal
  8. homicidal necrophiliac
  9. homicidality
  10. homicidally
  11. homicide

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