auroraphobia

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noun

Fear of the northern lights.

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Meanings

nounauroraphobia (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableFear of the northern lights.

    He cured one white school teacher of acarophobia, or the fear of insects, and another of auroraphobia, or fear of the northern lights.

    1981, Gerald Robert Vizenor, Earthdivers: tribal narratives on mixed descent, page 150

Origin

From aurora + -phobia.

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APA

auroraphobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auroraphobia

MLA

“auroraphobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auroraphobia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “auroraphobia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auroraphobia.

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