Nyctophobia (noun)
nikt-o-fo-bee-a
Extreme or irrational fear of the night or of darkness.
Early 20th century from Greek nux, nukt- ‘night’ + phobia.
Example sentences
“Nyctophobia is very common among children, and is more a fear of the unknown..”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
