Chromatophobia

/ˌkroʊmətəˈfoʊbiə/ noun

Definition

An irrational fear or aversion to colors; an anxiety or phobic reaction to color stimuli.

Etymology

From Greek 'chroma' (color) + 'phobos' (fear). A psychological term for color-related phobias, rare but occasionally documented.

Kelly Says

While chromatophobia is extremely rare, it's the opposite of chromatophilia, and studying both extremes reveals how deeply our brains are wired to respond to color—sometimes so wired that it breaks down completely.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
色素 恐怖
se-so ter-ro
ARالعربية
فوبيا الكروماتوفيل
fo-bee-ya al-kro-ma-to-fi-l
BNবাংলা
ক্রোম্যাটোফোবিয়া
kro-ma-to-fo-bee-ya
CACatalà
cromatofòbia
kro-ma-to-fo-bee-a
CSČeština
chromatofobie
hro-ma-to-fo-bee
DADansk
chromatofobi
kro-ma-to-fo-bee
DEDeutsch
Chromatophobie
kro-ma-to-fo-bee
ELΕλληνικά
χρωματοφοβία
hro-ma-to-fo-bee-a
ESEspañol
fobia cromatofílica
fo-bee kro-ma-to-fee-li-ka
FAفارسی
ترس از کروماتوفیل
taras az kromatofīl
FISuomi
kromatofobia
kro-ma-to-fo-bee-a
FRFrançais
chromatophobie
kro-ma-to-fo-bee
GUGU
ક્રોમૅટોફોબિયા
kro-ma-to-fo-bee-ya
HAHA
ƙaramin
ka-ra-mi-n
HEעברית
פוביה לצבעים
fo-bee-ya let-tze-va-im
HIहिन्दी
क्रोमेटोफोबिया
kro-ma-to-fo-bee-ya
HUMagyar
kromatofobia
kro-ma-to-fo-bee-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
kromatofobia
kro-ma-to-fo-bee-a
IGIG
nwụrụ ọkụ
nu-ru ok-u
ITItaliano
cromatofobia
kro-ma-to-fo-bee-a
JA日本語
色素恐怖症
iro-so-kyo-fu-sho
KKKK
хроматофоб
hro-ma-to-fo-b
KMKM
ភាព ច្បាស់ និង ភាព ទន់
phea-p ch-b-as n-g phea-p ton
KO한국어
색소 공포증
saek-so gong-po-jeung
MRMR
क्रोमॅटोफोबिया
kro-ma-to-fo-bee-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
kromatofobia
kro-ma-to-fo-bee-a
MYမြန်မာ
ရွှေစိတ် ခြောက်
ye-shwe-si-cet h-kya-u
NLNederlands
chromatofobie
kro-ma-to-fo-bee
NONorsk
chromatofobi
kro-ma-to-fo-bee
PAPA
ਕ੍ਰੋਮੈਟੋਫੋਬੀਆ
kro-ma-to-fo-bee-ya
PLPolski
chromatofobia
hro-ma-to-fo-bee-a
PTPortuguês
cromatofobia
kro-ma-to-fo-bee-a
RORomână
cromatofobie
kro-ma-to-fo-bee-a
RUРусский
хроматофобия
hro-ma-to-fo-bee-ya
SVSvenska
chromatofobi
kro-ma-to-fo-bee
SWKiswahili
chromatophobia
kro-ma-to-fo-bee-a
TAதமிழ்
கromaநேரி பயம்
ko-ma-ne-ri pa-yam
TEతెలుగు
క్రోమటోఫోబియా
kro-ma-to-fo-bee-ya
THไทย
กลัวสี
klua si
TLTL
chromatofobia
kro-ma-to-fo-bee-a
TRTürkçe
kromatofobi
kro-ma-to-fo-bee
UKУкраїнська
хроматофобія
hro-ma-to-fo-bee-ya
URاردو
کروماتوفوبیا
kro-ma-to-fo-bee-ya
VITiếng Việt
sợ màu
so mau
YOYO
ọpọlọpọ
o-po-lo-po
ZH中文
色素恐惧症
sè sù kǒng jù zhèng
ZUZU
ukuthandwa kwesifundo
u-ku-than-dwa kwes-i-fun-do

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