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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

Etymology

Origin of Negrophobia

First recorded in 1810–20; Negro + -phobia

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