afrophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

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"Individuals who suffer from Afrophobia often avoid facing this fear by ignoring Africa, its culture, and its people."
"1998 (Mar 30), Christopher Ogden, "Good Will Bill", Time 151 (13) https://web.archive.org/web/20000816215306/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/1998/int/980330/africa.good_will_bill.at20.html The Somalia debacle prompted a fresh bout of Afrophobia in Washington."

Etymology tree Latin Āfrī Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English Afro- Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English Afrophobia From Afro- + -phobia.

Afrophilia Negrophobia

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What does afrophobia mean?

Fear, hate, or dislike of Africans and African descendants.

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