photophobia

C2 Topic:Health & Medicine
US /ˌfoʊtəˈfoʊbiə/ UK /ˌfəʊtəˈfəʊbiə/
noun Freq #113961

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    abnormal sensitivity or intolerance to light, often causing eye pain or discomfort

    The migraine was accompanied by nausea and severe photophobia.

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Synonyms
1 noun · abnormal sensitivity or... light sensitivity

Etymology

From photo (“photograph”) + -phobia.

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