scotophobe

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noun

One who fears darkness.

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Meanings

scotophobe1

nounscotophobe (plural scotophobes)

plural scotophobes

  1. rareOne who fears darkness.

    Through such substances the agoraphobes could come to like open spaces, and the 'scotophobes' enjoy the dark.

    1974, Erwin Lausch, Manipulation; dangers and benefits of brain research

Scotophobe2

nounScotophobe (plural Scotophobes)

plural Scotophobes · alternative Scottophobe

  1. One who fears or hates Scotland.

    In the early 1770s the bogey figure for opposition politicians was arguably not so much North in the Commons as Mansfield behind the curtain, the country's greatest lawyer (and another Caledonian to gratify the Scotophobes) keeping an irresolute Cabinet committed to waging war in America.

    2004, Barry Coward, Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theory in Early Modern Europe: From the Waldensians to the French Revolution

Origin

scotophobe · noun

From scoto- + -phobe.

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Scotophobe · noun

From Scoto- + -phobe.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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