negrophobia

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noun

The fear, hate, or dislike of black people of any descent, usually Africans.

Similar
Blackophobiamelanophobia
Opposite
negrophilia
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

negrophobia1

nounnegrophobia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of Negrophobia.

Negrophobia2

nounNegrophobia (uncountable)

alternative negrophobia

  1. derogatoryuncountableThe fear, hate, or dislike of black people of any descent, usually Africans.

    ‘But,’ says Gilroy, ‘negrophilia and negrophobia can be intertwined. [Colin] MacInnes seems to have imprisoned black people in his exotic conceptions of their blackness. […]’

    2007 April 14, Ed Vulliamy, quoting Paul Gilroy, “Absolute MacInnes”, in The Guardian

    Synonyms: Blackophobia, melanophobia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe fear, hate, or dislike of black people of any descent, usually Africans.

Similar
Blackophobiamelanophobia
Opposite
negrophilia
Also see
blackophobiamelanophobia

Origin

From Negro + -phobia.

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Translations

Afrikaans negerphobie
  • negerphobiethe fear, hate or dislike of black people
Arabic رُهَاب الزُنُوج
  • رُهَاب الزُنُوج (ruhāb az-zunūj)the fear, hate or dislike of black people
French négrophobie
  • négrophobiethe fear, hate or dislike of black people
German Negrophobie
  • Negrophobiethe fear, hate or dislike of black people
Hungarian négergyűlölet
  • négergyűlöletthe fear, hate or dislike of black people
Japanese 黒人恐怖症, ニグロフォビア
  • 黒人恐怖症 (kokujin kyōfushō)the fear, hate or dislike of black people
  • ニグロフォビア (nigurofobia)the fear, hate or dislike of black people
Korean 흑인혐오
  • 흑인혐오 (heuginhyeomo)the fear, hate or dislike of black people
Portuguese negrofobia
  • negrofobiathe fear, hate or dislike of black people
Russian негрофо́бия
  • негрофо́бия (negrofóbija)the fear, hate or dislike of black people
Spanish negrofobia
  • negrofobiathe fear, hate or dislike of black people

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

negrophobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/negrophobia

MLA

“negrophobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/negrophobia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “negrophobia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/negrophobia.

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