leukophobia

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noun

Pathological fear of or aversion to the color white.

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Meanings

nounleukophobia (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountablePathological fear of or aversion to the color white.

    Normal rats show leukophobia, ie, going away from strong light, while blind rats do not react to light in this manner.

    1924, Theodore Koppånyi, Clyde Baker, “Further Studies on Eye Transplantation in the Spotted Rat”, in American Journal of Physiology, volume 71, number 2
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    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.

    2008, Paul Beatty, Slumberland

Origin

From leuko- + -phobia.

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APA

leukophobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leukophobia

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“leukophobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leukophobia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leukophobia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leukophobia.

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