Gonophobia

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An excessive fear of gonorrhoea, especially when accompanied by a hypochondriacal belief that any genital discharge is a symptom of gonorrhea. countable, uncountable

    "This, in my opinion, was a true case of gonophobia, fostered and encouraged by a druggist for financial reasons."

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"This, in my opinion, was a true case of gonophobia, fostered and encouraged by a druggist for financial reasons."

Etymology

From gonorrhoea + -phobia.

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