Multiple choice general knowledge

Fear o darkness is called as ....?

  1. Doxophobia

  2. Myctophobia

  3. Nostophobia

  4. Ochlophobia
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Explanation

Myctophobia (also spelled nyctophobia) is the fear of darkness. The term is derived from Greek 'myctophos' or Latin 'nyct' relating to night. Doxophobia is fear of praise, nostophobia is fear of returning home, and ochlophobia is fear of crowds - none relate to darkness.

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