nightfright
nightfright noun: fear of the night, nyctophobia, noctophobia.
Noun
nightfright (countable and uncountable, plural nightfrights)
- Fear of the night, nyctophobia, noctophobia
- Though we have had stage windows before, and by the thousands, I don't think I have ever seen this particular use made of them: the sense of air, of nightfright beyond the walls, of extended dimension is so palpable that you believe in the continuing world past the leaded-glass door, half-imagine...1973, The New York Times Theater Reviews, volume 11, page 258
- Babies of this age often experience nightfright1981, Lucie W. Barber, Herman J. Williams, Your baby's first 30 months
- Synonyms:
- nightfear
- A terror or fright typically occurring at night.
- In the warm light she looked like a little girl who has suffered a night-fright.1929, Dale Collins, Idolaters, page 243
- Synonyms:
- nightmare
Synonyms of nightfright
Forms of nightfright
| plural | nightfrights |
|---|---|
| alternative form | night fright |
| alternative form | night-fright |
Origin of nightfright
From night + fright.
Questions about nightfright
- What does nightfright mean?
- Nightfright means fear of the night, nyctophobia, noctophobia.
- What part of speech is nightfright?
- Nightfright is a noun.
- What is the plural of nightfright?
- The plural of nightfright is nightfrights.
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