Leukophobia
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Leukophobia is a noun meaning (rare) Pathological fear of or aversion to the color white.
Meaning
(rare) Pathological fear of or aversion to the color white.
Example Sentences
Normal rats show leukophobia, ie, going away from strong light, while blind rats do not react to light in this manner.
What had been the healthy fear of white people shared by most of the country's colored inhabitants had recently morphed into full-blown leukophobia, or fear of all things white.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include whitephobia, colourphobia, colorphobia, chromophobia, chrysophobia, melanophobia.
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