Meanings
- rareuncountableThe fear of fog.
I responded, ... “I never knew Burl had to fear fog, or anything else for that matter.” “Homichlophobia,” she spat[.]
2019, Steve Herndon, “Draw the Latch”, in Beyond the Periphery, Xlibris US, →ISBN3 more examples
[…] as dense as the fog surrounding the house, outside through the window, sucking the crepuscular light up into the spooky mist, homichlophobia augmenting the turmoil.
2010, Bill Smith, Rant and Dawdle: The Fictional Memoir of Colston Willmott, Charivari, published 2011, →ISBN, page 390Thick fog rolled in and swallowed Abby whole. Unable to see her outstretched hand, she clenched her jaw to stop her teeth from chattering. Homichlophobia — the fear of fog.
2012, Scott Cramer, Night of the Purple Moon, Train Renoir Publishing, published 2012, →ISBN“Necrophobia—fear of death and dead bodies. There's, like, hundreds of different phobias you could have. Know what homichlophobia is?” Sousa shook his head. “No freakin' idea.” “Fear of fog,” the slender EMT said. […]
2012, Jon Loomis, Fire Season, Minotaur Books, →ISBN
Origin
- Ancient Greekφόβος“fear”
- Ancient Greekὁμίχλη“mist, fog”
- Englishhomichlophobia
From Ancient Greek ὁμίχλη (homíkhlē, “mist, fog”) + New Latin -phobia, from Latin, from Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).
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