Cyanophobia
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cyanophobia is a noun meaning Fear of, or aversion to, the colour blue.
Meaning
Fear of, or aversion to, the colour blue.
Example Sentences
While one person may have arachnophobia (fear of spiders), someone else may have arachibutyrophobia (fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of their mouth), or cyanophobia (fear of the color blue).
Von Hasner cites a case of aversion to blue, or cyanophobia, in a woman, fifty years old, in whom it had existed since childhood. Looking at blue objects always brought on he ache, vertigo, nausea, and even vomiting.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cyanopia, acyanoblepsia, erythrophobia, cyanopsia, carcinophobia, cyanopathy.
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