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.

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Sensitive Note

See Black ¹.

Other Word Forms

• Negrophobic adjective

Etymology

Origin of Negrophobia

First recorded in 1810–20; Negro + -phobia

Example Sentences

I have no doubt that there are many millions of white people who reject anti-Black violence and the societal harms caused by negrophobia and white supremacy.

From Salon

Last June, Franco Lollia, a member of the Anti-Negrophobia Brigade, sprayed "State Negrophobia" in red on a statue of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, a 17th-century royal minister who helped write rules governing slaves in French colonies.

From Washington Post

In June 2020, the French activist had painted and sprayed “State Negrophobia” in red paint on a statue of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, a 17th-century royal minister who helped write rules governing slaves in French overseas colonies.

From Seattle Times

“State negrophobia has won a battle but not the war. We will continue our fight,” he told reporters.

From Seattle Times

Other words on the back of his T-shirt said “Negrophobia” is a “weapon of mass destruction that doesn’t admit its name” and exhorted: “Let’s arm ourselves to the hilt to fight it.”

From Seattle Times