Meaning of selaphobia | Babel Free

Definitions

Fear or intolerance of flashes of light.

rare, uncountable

Examples

“Perhaps this explains so much of the monotony. Henri LePont sits in his "barber's chair / of worry and denial" and writes of "Selaphobia," a fear of light flashes.”

“Ever want to approach that hot guy or gal from cross the bar but you were too afraid? You might have Kakorrhaphiophobia, the fear of failure and rejection. If you find a disco ball at the dance club frightening, you might have Selaphobia, the fear of flashing light.”

“[…] many patients complain about the syndrome and side-effects associated with the surgery, such as dizzying, selaphobia, lowered contrast sensitivity, blurred vision in dark environment etc.”

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