Androphobia

//ˌændɹəʊˈfəʊbiə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Fear of or aversion to men or boys. uncountable

    "In the case of androphobia, a reaction can occur when exposed to men or masculinity, in anticipation of such experiences, or even hearing words related to the male sex."

  2. 2
    a morbid fear of men wordnet

Example

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"In the case of androphobia, a reaction can occur when exposed to men or masculinity, in anticipation of such experiences, or even hearing words related to the male sex."

Etymology

From andro- + -phobia.

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