nyctophobia [nyk-toh-fo-bee-uh]
noun
1. A severe fear of the dark.
EX. I had nyctophobia as a child. More specifically, I had a fear of any stimulus, either from seeing something more in near darkness or hearing something, due to an overactive imagination; a plastic bag being moved by a fan became a demon and the vents became invisible cobras.
Was this silly?
