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photophobia

Photophobia is a fear of, or adverse physical or psychological reaction to light. Whether from rapid change of light intensity, or sudden burst of bright light, as from a camera flash. Not to be confused with heliophobia, which is a fear of the Sun.
When we went to the laser light show, Jon must've got a case of photophobia. He puked and had a seizure.
by Bada Bing, Bada Boom September 1, 2013
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Photophobia

One has Photophobia if
1. they are terrified of having there picture taken
or 2. They refuse to let you take pictures of them in fear that it will turn out bad
I tried to take a picture of my girlfriend to show my friends but she has Photophobia
by Legen- wait for it -Dary May 25, 2010
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photophobia

someone whom is deftly afraid of having their picture taken
its like arachnophobia, execpt with photo's being taken of them, photophobia
by reefermeeter October 13, 2009
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Philophobiac

I am a Philophobiac. I am afraid to fall in love.
by Teionna March 11, 2009
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Phobophobia

Being afraid of being afraid.

This is something you can really get worked up with.
A: Don't scare him. He has phobophobia.
B: AAAAH! That was scary .... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
by lyomi June 13, 2012
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Photophilia

Preferring sex in a bright room, typically because other people are watching.
She has photophilia, so we pointed large spotlights at our bed as we made out and nearly blinded each other with all the light. It was so hot.
by Bad C dev February 26, 2021
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Phobophobia

The phobia of being scared. If you have it, you're literary scared of being scared... It's like, phobiception.
You're scared that you'll be scared, but then you realise you're scared of being scared, so then you're scared and then you're even more scared, because you just realised you're scared of being scared and that makes you even more scared which makes you so scared that you're very very scared which completely scares you and you're so scared of being scared that you can't help being scared, but you're scared that you are scared... That's phobophobia for you :/
by TerribleDefinitions February 17, 2015
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