Negrophobia

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The fear, hate, or dislike of black people of any descent, usually Africans. derogatory, uncountable

    "‘But,’ says Gilroy, ‘negrophilia and negrophobia can be intertwined. [Colin] MacInnes seems to have imprisoned black people in his exotic conceptions of their blackness. […]’"

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Negrophobia. alt-of, uncountable

Synonyms

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blackophobiamelanophobia

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"‘But,’ says Gilroy, ‘negrophilia and negrophobia can be intertwined. [Colin] MacInnes seems to have imprisoned black people in his exotic conceptions of their blackness. […]’"

Etymology

From Negro + -phobia.

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