单词 | erythrophobia |
释义 | > as lemmaserythrophobia erythrophobia n. Brit. /ᵻˌrɪθrəˈfəʊbɪə/ , U.S. /əˌrɪθrəˈfoʊbiə/ , /iˌrɪθrəˈfoʊbiə/ , /ᵻˌriθrəˈfoʊbiə/ (a) fear of blushing; (b) hypersensitivity to the colour red. [After German Rothfurcht (1873 or earlier).] ΚΠ 1894 G. M. Gould Illustr. Dict. Med. 441/2 Erythrophobia, morbid intolerance of red colors: sometimes observed after operations for cataract. 1936 Mind 45 389 They are then ‘neurotic’ symptoms..(neurotic vomiting..blushing and erythrophobia, [etc.]). 1947 P. L. Harriman Dict. Psychol. 126 Erythrophobia, morbid fear of blushing; also, hypersensitivity to reds, a symptom reported as occurring in some patients who have had cataracts removed. 1960 A. Koestler Lotus & Robot ii. viii. 213 In this is included fear of blushing when appearing before a person, or erythrophobia. < as lemmas |
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