Erotophobia

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Fear of sex; negative attitudes towards sex uncountable

    "At heart The Devil's Playground is about repression vs. personal integrity and freedom. Schepisi makes it clear that the outlandish rules, the strict self-discipline, the body hatred, and erotophobia is destructive; it is doing no one any good."

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antisexualityantisexualitygenophobiagenophobiapruderyprudery

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"At heart The Devil's Playground is about repression vs. personal integrity and freedom. Schepisi makes it clear that the outlandish rules, the strict self-discipline, the body hatred, and erotophobia is destructive; it is doing no one any good."

Etymology

From eroto- + -phobia.

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