Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Morbid dread of starlight, or of going out of doors on a cloudless night.
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- noun A
fear ofstars andcelestial space .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Ms. ROACH: There is something called astrophobia, which is just the fear of space and stars.
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I also have a fear of thunder and lightning which is called astrophobia
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Beard knew an old woman who had suffered all her life from astrophobia.
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Beard knew an old woman who had suffered all her life from astrophobia.
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Whewell has followed up this species of thought with quite remarkable adroitness, force, and brilliance. 35 Whether his motive in this undertaking is purely scientific and artistic, or whether he is impelled by a fancied religious animus, having been bitten by some theological fear which has given him the astrophobia, does not clearly appear.
The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life William Rounseville Alger 1863
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