Gynophobia

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Fear of or aversion to women or girls. uncountable

    "I fear both kinds. I must admit to gynophobia – the general fear of women – and, in particular, venustraphobia – the fear of beautiful women."

  2. 2
    a morbid fear of women wordnet

Synonyms

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feminophobiafemiphobia

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"I fear both kinds. I must admit to gynophobia – the general fear of women – and, in particular, venustraphobia – the fear of beautiful women."

Etymology

From gyno- + -phobia.

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