hypnophobic

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English

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Etymology

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From hypno- +‎ -phobic.

Adjective

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hypnophobic (comparative more hypnophobic, superlative most hypnophobic)

  1. Exhibiting or relating to hypnophobia.
    • 1971, Uroš Jovan Jovanović, Normal sleep in man, page 98:
      [] dreamlike waking experiences, and other hypnogenic and hypnophobic hallucinations which occur during the process of falling asleep and waking up.
    • 2012, Cathy Woodman, Family Matters:
      'I can't help it if she's hypnophobic. She's afraid to go to sleep in case she misses something.'