1. An abnormal antipathy of certain colors: Sometimes chromatophobia can be the result of a conditioned response to some bad experience one had toward a certain hue or shade of red, blue, green, yellow, etc., and can effect a psychological reaction.
2. Unsusceptibility or resistance to stains on the part of tissues and cells: Chromaphobia must be taken into consideration when trying to discolour, or dye fabric or even paper.