night fear

English

noun

Definitions

(uncountable) The fear of the night, nighttime, or darkness.
(countable) A fear or terror that one typically has at night.

Etymology

Affix from English night (noun sense, the conventional time for a person to be in bed, verb sense) + English fear.

Origin

English

fear

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Cracker Night English
all-night English
alnight English
anight English
antifear English
barnight English
benight English
birthnight English
evennight English
farlie English
fear English
fearable English
fearer English
fearest English
feareth English
fearfest English
fearful English
fearless English
fearlike English
fearmonger English
fearnaught English
fearscape English
fearsome English
forenight English
fortnight English
germ-fear English
goodnight English
height-fear English
holinight English
internight English
intranight English
microfear English
midnight English
multinight English
night English
night watch English
night-bright English
night-fear English
night-rail English
nightbreak English
nightcap English
nightclothes English
nightclub English
nightcore English
nightcrawler English
nightdream English
nightdreaming English
nightdress English
nighted English
nighten English
nighter English
nightery English
nightfall English
nightfaring English
nightfear English
nightfire English
nightfright English
nightful English
nightgear English
nightglow English
nightgown English
nightguard English
nighthawk English
nightie English
nightingale English
nightish English
nightlamp English
nightless English
nightlife English
nightlight English
nightlike English
nightline English
nightlong English
nightly English
nightman English
nightmarcher English
nightmare English
nightpiece English
nightrider English
nightrobe English
nights English
nightscape English
nightscope English
nightshade English
nightshining English
nightshirt English
nightside English
nightspot English
nightstand English
nightstick English
nightstool English
nightsuit English
nighttide English
nighttime English
nightwalker English
nightwandering English
nightward English
nightwards English
nightwatch English
nightwatchman English
nightwear English
nightwork English
nighty English
outnight English
overfear English
overnight English
paynight English
snake fear English
spider-fear English
technofear English
to-night English
unfear English
watchnight English
water fear English
water-fear English
weeknight English
worknight English
yesternight English
night Italian
night Portuguese
ナイト Japanese
feer Middle English
nighte Middle English
나이트 Korean
nait Tok Pisin
naet Pijin