Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

The fear of night or darkness is called :

  1. Ophidiophobia

  2. Nyctophobia

  3. Mysophobia

  4. Claustrophobia
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Explanation

Nyctophobia is the specific phobia relating to fear of darkness or night. The term derives from the Greek word 'nyx' meaning night. Other options listed are different phobias: snakes (Ophidiophobia), germs or dirt (Mysophobia), and confined spaces (Claustrophobia).

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