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When an extreme version manifests in adulthood, it's known as nyctophobia (from nyx, the Greek word for night), a condition that has afflicted everyone from Augustus Caesar to Keanu Reeves to Muhammad Ali.
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Patrick Blanchfield, Esquire, 1 Aug. 2017
Patrick Blanchfield, Esquire, 1 Aug. 2017
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“Nyctophobia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nyctophobia. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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nyctophobia
noun
nyc·to·pho·bia
-ˈfō-bē-ə 
: abnormal fear of darkness
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