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Negrophobia

American  
[nee-gruh-foh-bee-uh] / ˌni grəˈfoʊ bi ə /

noun

Older Use: Often Offensive.

  1. (sometimes lowercase) an aversion or hostility to, disdain for, or fear of Black people.

Sensitive Note

See Black 1.

Other Word Forms

  • Negrophobic adjective

Etymology

Origin of Negrophobia

First recorded in 1810–20; Negro + -phobia

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