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PHOTOPHOBIA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pain in the eye resulting from exposure to bright light (often associated with albinism)

Synonyms:

photalgia; photophobia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("photophobia" is a kind of...):

hurting; pain (a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A morbid fear of light

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("photophobia" is a kind of...):

simple phobia (any phobia (other than agoraphobia) associated with relatively simple well-defined stimuli)

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