melanophobia noun3 •Fear of, or aversion to, the colour black. •Fear, hate, or dislike of black people.Our press tells us daily of outrages and stupidities committed under pressure of melanophobia. — 1968 •(rare) Fear of ink.Although ‘greatly subject to melanophobia’, or the dread of ink, he penned a forty-six page letter suggesting changes to the society’s operations:[…] — 2002