Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable)Fear of the night, nyctophobia, noctophobia

  2. (countable)A terror or fright typically occurring at night.

Origin

From night + fright.

From night + fright.

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Forms

plural: nightfrights

Synonyms

2 synonyms
terror at night:nightmareB2
fear of the night:nightfear

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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