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lygophobia

lygophobia noun: fear of darkness.

Noun

lygophobia (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Fear of darkness.
    • Now that all the furious action had stopped, a sudden wave of lygophobia washed over her and she shivered at the intimidating darkness.1990, David Brin, Earth
    • Based on Parent's report, 26.2% of children showed bruxism and there was a significant relation between bruxism and mother's job, family history, distressing event in life, parasomnias, especially drooling and sleep walking, TMD, hyperactivity, depression, acrophobia and lygophobia.2010 June, Bahman Seraj, “The Prevalence of Bruxism and Correlated Factors in Children Referred to Dental Schools of Tehran, Based on Parent's Report”, in Iranian Journal of Pediatrics, volume 20...

lygophobia meaning in Tamil

lygophobia in Tamil

இருள் வெருளி

Questions about lygophobia

What does lygophobia mean?
Lygophobia means fear of darkness.
What is lygophobia in Tamil?
Lygophobia in Tamil is இருள் வெருளி. See Lygophobia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lygophobia?
Lygophobia is a noun.

Words near lygophobia in the dictionary

  1. lyginopteridaleans
  2. lygodiaceous
  3. lygodium
  4. lygodiums
  5. lygophilia
  6. lygophobia
  7. lygosomine
  8. lygus bug
  9. lygus bugs
  10. Lyhne
  11. lyin'

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