gynophobia

gynophobia

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn
Proto-Hellenic *gʷənā
Ancient Greek γυνή (gunḗ)lbor.
English gyno-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰegʷ-
Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Proto-Hellenic *-íā
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)
Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der.
Latin
New Latinbor.
English -phobia
English gynophobia

    From gyno- + -phobia.

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -əʊbiə

    Noun

    gynophobia (uncountable)

    1. Fear of or aversion to women or girls.
      • 2012 January 14, David Tang, “The second-class sex”, in Financial Times:
        I fear both kinds. I must admit to gynophobia – the general fear of women – and, in particular, venustraphobia – the fear of beautiful women.

    Synonyms

    • femiphobia
    • feminophobia

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