Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nyctohylophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nyc-to-hy-lo-pho-bia
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fear of dark forests or wooded areas.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Such was the great man's nyctohylophobia (fear of dark wooded places and forests) he divided his garden into a very formal area where he felt safer and rougher woodland of which he was fearful."
"I didn't suffer from nyctohylophobia but if I did this would have been the time and place where I would have been reduced to a screaming pile of shot nerves on the forest floor."
"Related to dendrophobia but less well known are hylophobia (fear of forests), nyctohylophobia (fear of dark wooded areas or forests at night) and xylophobia (fear of wooden objects)."

Etymology

From nycto- + hylo- + -phobia.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does nyctohylophobia mean?: The fear of dark forests or wooded areas.
Where does nyctohylophobia come from?: From nycto- + hylo- + -phobia.

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