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title: "How to pronounce \"nightfright\" in English | SayItVid"
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# How to pronounce "nightfright" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/nɪghtfræɪt/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **nig·htfright**
- **Parts of Speech**: noun
- **NOUN**: Fear of the night, nyctophobia, noctophobia
  - *Example*: "Though we have had stage windows before, and by the thousands, I don't think I have ever seen this particular use made of them: the sense of air, of nightfright beyond the walls, of extended dimension is so palpable that you believe in the continuing world past the leaded-glass door, half-imagine that you can remember the street-address tacked over it."
- **NOUN**: A terror or fright typically occurring at night.
  - *Example*: "In the warm light she looked like a little girl who has suffered a night-fright."

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## Related Words & Synonyms

- **Synonyms**: [nightfear](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/nightfear), [nightmare](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/nightmare)
- **Nearby Vocabulary**: [nig](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/nig), [nigaboo](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/nigaboo), [nigari](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/nigari), [nigcel](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/nigcel), [nige](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/nige), [nigel](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/nigel), [nigella](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/nigella), [nigelline](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/nigelline)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "nightfright" correctly?
"nightfright" is pronounced `/nɪghtfræɪt/`. Syllable breakdown: **nig·htfright**.

### What does "nightfright" mean in context?
Fear of the night, nyctophobia, noctophobia

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