Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

The fear of night or darkness is

  1. Nyctophobia

  2. Ophidiophobia

  3. Mesophobia

  4. Claustrophobia
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Nyctophobia comes from Greek 'nycto' (night) and refers to fear of darkness or night. This phobia often stems from childhood experiences or evolutionary responses to nighttime dangers. Ophidiophobia is fear of snakes, and claustrophobia is fear of confined spaces (Mesophobia is not a standard recognized phobia).

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