| English Dictionary |
HYPNOPHOBIA
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does hypnophobia mean?
• HYPNOPHOBIA (noun)
The noun HYPNOPHOBIA has 1 sense:
1. a morbid fear of falling asleep
Familiarity information: HYPNOPHOBIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A morbid fear of falling asleep
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("hypnophobia" is a kind of...):
simple phobia (any phobia (other than agoraphobia) associated with relatively simple well-defined stimuli)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Keep no more cats than catch mice." (English proverb)
"Help yourself to help God help you." (Bulgarian proverb)
"Watching what you say is your best friend." (Arabic proverb)
"Some work, others merely daydream." (Corsican proverb)
"Help yourself to help God help you." (Bulgarian proverb)
"Watching what you say is your best friend." (Arabic proverb)
"Some work, others merely daydream." (Corsican proverb)