Leukophobia

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    Pathological fear of or aversion to the color white. rare, uncountable

    "Normal rats show leukophobia, ie, going away from strong light, while blind rats do not react to light in this manner."

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"Normal rats show leukophobia, ie, going away from strong light, while blind rats do not react to light in this manner."

Etymology

From leuko- + -phobia.

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