melanoheliophobia
Meaning
Noun
- The irrational fear of (astrophysical) black holes.
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Origin
- melano- + helio-. From black holes being collapsed stars. From black-colored creatures being highly pigmented living creatures, having a large amount of melanin. From Ancient Greek μέλας+ἥλιος+φόβος.
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