photophobia noun2 •Excessive sensitivity to light and the aversion to bright light; abnormal fear of light. •An aversion to or fear of being photographed, the dissemination of personal photographs, or viewing photographs.Photophobia was the latest affliction of Afghan officialdom—by contagion, probably, from Persia which tries to nip in the bud pictures that show her not yet entirely modern. — 1947 formsphotophobias