phengophobia

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noun

aversion to daylight

OriginAncient Greek φέγγος →
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Meanings

nounphengophobia (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableaversion to daylight

    This new artificial 'pupil' can attenuate symptoms such as glare and phengophobia (Fig. 4).

    2007, C. Hong, Angle Closure Glaucoma, page 267

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekφέγγος“light, glow”
  2. Englishphengophobia

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

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Translations

Italian fengofobia
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APA

phengophobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phengophobia

MLA

“phengophobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phengophobia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phengophobia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phengophobia.

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