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Negrophobia

[nee-gruh-foh-bee-uh]

noun

Older Use: Often Offensive.
  1. (sometimes lowercase),  an aversion or hostility to, disdain for, or fear of Black people.



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Sensitive Note

See Black 1.
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Other Word Forms

  • Negrophobic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Negrophobia1

First recorded in 1810–20; Negro + -phobia
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Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

I know for a fact that I am being slowly killed by negrophobia.

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America is sick with negrophobia; it's one of the defining features of American society.

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The shooter, Andrew Lester, appears to be possessed by negrophobia.

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Likewise, I have no doubt that there are many white journalists and other public voices who view negrophobia and other manifestations of white supremacy and racism as something wrong and unacceptable.

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Negrophobia and the harm it causes to Black and brown people will endure in American society so long as white people do not have real, meaningful, and equal human relationships across the color line.

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