It is said of the irrational fear of storms in general, and of lightning and thunder in particular. Addendum: "It comes from the English astraphobia, which was coined in 1874 by the American physician George M. Beard from the Ancient Greek ??????? , "lightning bolt, sparkle," and the suffix -phobia, from the ancient Greek -????? , combinatorial form of Ancient Greek ????? , "fear, dread". Source: wikitionary. Org
