Chromophobia
noun
a fear of colors; also called chromatophobia , psychrophobia
See chromatophobia
Word Origin
chromo- ‘color’
chromophobia chro·mo·pho·bi·a (krō’mə-fō’bē-ə) or chro·mat·o·pho·bi·a (krō-māt’ə-, krō’mə-tō-)
n.
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