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colorphobia

/ˌkʌlɚˈfoʊbi.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
col-or-pho-bia
IPA
/ˌkʌlɚˈfoʊbi.ə/
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Fear, hate, or dislike of people of a particular skin color.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English color Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English colorphobia From color + -phobia.

Usage

Inflected Forms

colourphobia (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce colorphobia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkʌlɚˈfoʊbi.ə/.
What does colorphobia mean?
Fear, hate, or dislike of people of a particular skin color.
Where does colorphobia come from?
Etymology tree English color Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English colorphobia From color + -phobia.

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