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- noun The
fear ofopening one'seyes .
Etymologies
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opto- + -phobia
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I also consider ommetaphobia (eyes) and optophobia (opening one's eyes), but nothing else among the hoards sounds even close.
Hurlophobia 2009
whichbe commented on the word optophobia
Fear of opening one's eyes. (from Phrontistery)
May 25, 2008
jmjarmstrong commented on the word optophobia
JM just learned about the rare condition of optophobia – what an eye opener that is!
May 5, 2009