photophobism
photophobism is the rare form of photophobia.
Meaning of photophobia
Noun (1)
photophobia (usually uncountable, plural photophobias)
- Excessive sensitivity to light and the aversion to bright light; abnormal fear of light.
Noun (2)
photophobia (uncountable)
- An aversion to or fear of being photographed, the dissemination of personal photographs, or viewing photographs.
- Photophobia was the latest affliction of Afghan officialdom—by contagion, probably, from Persia which tries to nip in the bud pictures that show her not yet entirely modern.1947, Ella K. Maillart, The Cruel Way: Switzerland to Afghanistan in a Ford, 1939, University of Chicago Press, published 2013, →ISBN, page 152
Origin of photophobism
From photo- + -phobism.
Questions about photophobism
- What is photophobism the rare form of?
- Photophobism is the rare form of photophobia.
Words near photophobism in the dictionary
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