Multiple choice general knowledge

Fear of the color yellow or the word yellow.

  1. Xenoglossophobia

  2. Xenophobia

  3. Xerophobia

  4. Xanthophobia
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Explanation

Xanthophobia is the specific phobia of the color yellow or the word yellow. The prefix 'xantho-' comes from Greek meaning yellow. Xenophobia is fear of strangers, xerophobia is fear of dryness, and xenoglossophobia is fear of foreign languages.

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