# melanoheliophobia

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The irrational fear of (astrophysical) black holes.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/melanoheliophobia