Negrophobia
English
Alternative forms
- negrophobia
Etymology
Negro + -phobia
Noun
Negrophobia (uncountable)
- (somewhat derogatory) Fear, hate, or dislike of black people of any descent, usually Africans.
- 2007 April 14, Ed Vulliamy, quoting Paul Gilroy, “Absolute MacInnes”, in The Guardian:
- ‘But,’ says Gilroy, ‘negrophilia and negrophobia can be intertwined. [Colin] MacInnes seems to have imprisoned black people in his exotic conceptions of their blackness. […] ’
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Synonyms
- Blackophobia
- melanophobia
Antonyms
- negrophilia
Related terms
- Afrophobia
- Negrophobe
Translations
the fear, hate or dislike of black people
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Anagrams
- borophagine