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Chromophobia (also known as chromatophobia [1] or chrematophobia [2]) is a persistent, irrational fear of, or aversion to, colors and is usually a conditioned response. [2] While actual clinical phobias to color are rare, colors can elicit hormonal responses and psychological reactions.
The English suffixes -phobia, -phobic, -phobe (from Greek φόβος phobos, "fear") occur in technical usage in psychiatry to construct words that describe irrational, abnormal, unwarranted, persistent, or disabling fear as a mental disorder (e.g. agoraphobia), in chemistry to describe chemical aversions (e.g. hydrophobic), in biology to describe organisms that dislike certain conditions (e.g ...
Spotligectophobia, scopophobia, scoptophobia or ophthalmophobia is an anxiety disorder characterized by an excessive fear of being stared at in public or stared at by others. [1] Similar phobias include erythrophobia, the fear of blushing. Scopophobia is also commonly associated with schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders. Often ...
Sacrebleu or sacre bleu is a French expression used as a cry of surprise, irritation or displeasure. It is a minced oath form of the profane sacré Dieu (holy God), which, by some religions, is considered profane, due to one of the Ten Commandments in the Bible, which reads "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain."
Masklophobia (sometimes referred to as maskaphobia) is a specific phobia used to classify a general and in some cases an irrational fear of masks, people in costumed clothing and mascots which is common among toddlers and young children. The common cause for masklophobia is not known.
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ case might be more damning than the one that saw sex cult leader Keith Raniere sentenced to 120 years imprisonment because of video evidence, experts told The Post.
Blue baby syndrome, cyanosis in babies; A name for the Tuareg people, from their traditional clothing; A term in the United States to refer members of the Democratic Party (United States) People with argyria, a condition that turns the skin blue; the Blue Man Group, a performing group that performs in blue makeup
Image credits: GlitteringLocality Unfortunately, the OP knows all too well how it feels to lose a close friend. "My best friend and I just finished high school last month.