leukophobia
leukophobia noun: pathological fear of or aversion to the color white.
Noun
leukophobia (uncountable)
- Pathological fear of or aversion to the color white.
- Normal rats show leukophobia, ie, going away from strong light, while blind rats do not react to light in this manner.1924, Theodore Koppånyi, Clyde Baker, “Further Studies on Eye Transplantation in the Spotted Rat”, in American Journal of Physiology, volume 71, number 2
- 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.2008, Paul Beatty, Slumberland
leukophobia meaning in Tamil
leukophobia in Tamil
- வெண்ணிற வெருளி
Origin of leukophobia
From leuko- + -phobia.
Questions about leukophobia
- What does leukophobia mean?
- Leukophobia means pathological fear of or aversion to the color white.
- What is leukophobia in Tamil?
- Leukophobia in Tamil is வெண்ணிற வெருளி. See Leukophobia meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is leukophobia?
- Leukophobia is a noun.
Words near leukophobia in the dictionary
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