Recent Examples on the WebWhen an extreme version manifests in adulthood, it's known as nyctophobia (from nyx, the Greek word for night), a condition that has afflicted everyone from Augustus Caesar to Keanu Reeves to Muhammad Ali.—Patrick Blanchfield, Esquire, 1 Aug. 2017
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