hypnophobia

H4Y4P3N1O1P3H4O1B3I1A1

noun

The fear of falling asleep.

Scrabble 26
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounhypnophobia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe fear of falling asleep.

Origin

From hypno- + -phobia.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: hypnophobia on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.