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Meaning of leukophobia | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Pathological fear of or aversion to the color white.

rare, uncountable

Examples

“Normal rats show⟳ leukophobia, ie, going away from strong light⟳, while blind rats do not react⟳ to light⟳ in this manner.”
“What had been the healthy fear of white people shared by most of the country's colored inhabitants had recently morphed into full-blown leukophobia, or fear of all things white.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

leukophoresis leukoplakia leukoplasia leukopoiesis leukoprotease leukoproteinase

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