Meaning of chrysophobia | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An aversion to gold; aurophobia.
   humorous, informal, rare, uncountable
2. An aversion to the color orange.
   informal, rare, uncountable

Examples

“All the experts, or would-be experts, in currency matters can be divided into two main groups, those to whom gold is a thorn in their flesh […] and those who have a predilection for gold and who shall be baptized chrysophiles. The intellectual genealogy of modern chrysophobia as a new trend remains to be written.”

“Alexandra Darby - Chrysophobia #1 (2014).”

“Rahul Gandhi might have a condition called “Chrysophobia” or more accurately and less commonly known as Sandarakinophobia.”

“The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) announced yesterday that chrysophobia, or hatred of orange people, is on a rapid rise in the US.”

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