melanoheliophobia

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English

Etymology

From melano- (pigmented, darkened) +‎ helio- (Sun, star) +‎ -phobia (fear), from black holes being collapsed stars.

Noun

melanoheliophobia (uncountable)

  1. (informal) The irrational fear of (astrophysical) black holes.
    • 2021 October 5, “Dark Star”, in Killers of the Cosmos, season 1, episode 5, via Science Channel:
      I hear you suffer from a certain affliction, melanoheliophobia

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