scotophobia means fear of darkness. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
From Scoto- + -phobia.
noun
- Fear of darkness.“He also suffered from hypsophobia, a certain fear of elevated places, and the typical scotophobia and phasmophobia associated with churches, graveyards and solitary places in the dark of night.”
- Fear or hatred of Scotland.