Etymology

phengophobia

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Today it means: aversion to daylight Full definition →

Ancient Greek φέγγος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromφέγγος“light, glow”
  2. English todayphengophobia

From Ancient Greek φέγγος (phéngos, “light, glow”) + -phobia.

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