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nyctophobic

nyctophobic adjective: afflicted with nyctophobia; fearful of the dark or of night.

Adjective

nyctophobic (comparative more nyctophobic, superlative most nyctophobic)

  1. Afflicted with nyctophobia; fearful of the dark or of night.

Forms of nyctophobic

comparativemore nyctophobic
superlativemost nyctophobic

Origin of nyctophobic

From nycto- + -phobic.

Questions about nyctophobic

What does nyctophobic mean?
Nyctophobic means afflicted with nyctophobia; fearful of the dark or of night.
What part of speech is nyctophobic?
Nyctophobic is an adjective.

Words near nyctophobic in the dictionary

  1. nyctophiliacs
  2. nyctophilic
  3. nyctophobe
  4. nyctophobes
  5. nyctophobia
  6. nyctophobic
  7. nyctosaurid
  8. nyctosaurids
  9. nyctotropic
  10. nycturia
  11. NYD

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