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porphyrophobia

porphyrophobia noun: the fear of the color purple.

Noun

porphyrophobia (uncountable)

  1. The fear of the color purple.
    • The woman leaned forward and addressed Ruby in a whisper. “Are you here for venustraphobia, chorophobia, porphyrophobia, or an audio disorder?”2010, Lia Weston, The Fortunes of Ruby White, →ISBN
    • We’ll further examine effective treatment methods such as Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Exposure Therapy specifically designed for treating specific phobias like porphyrophobia.2023 June 28, Jeff Kori, “Porphyrophobia: Comprehensive Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment”, in Health Spot

Origin of porphyrophobia

From Ancient Greek πορφῠ́ρᾱ (porphŭ́rā, “purple”) + -phobia.

Words formed from porphyrophobia

Questions about porphyrophobia

What does porphyrophobia mean?
Porphyrophobia means the fear of the color purple.
What part of speech is porphyrophobia?
Porphyrophobia is a noun.

Words near porphyrophobia in the dictionary

  1. porphyrogennetos
  2. porphyroid
  3. porphyroids
  4. porphyromonad
  5. porphyromonads
  6. porphyrophobia
  7. porphyrophobic
  8. porphyrophobics
  9. porphyropsin
  10. porphyropsins
  11. porphyrous

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