androphobia en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˌændɹoʊˈfoʊbiə/ (General-American)
- /ˌændɹəʊˈfəʊbiə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr Proto-Hellenic *anḗr Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νδρός (ăndrós)der. English andro- 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 androphobia From andro- + -phobia.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Fear of or aversion to men or boys.
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.
2021 July 25, Jordan Davidson, “Androphobia (fear of men): what is it, causes, treatment”, in Ro:
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ko 남자공포증 (fear of men) · hu androfóbia (fear of men) · es androfobia (fear of men) · pt androfobia (fear of men) · cmn 恐男症 (fear of men) · it androfobia (fear of men) · de Männerscheu (fear of men) · pl androfobia (fear of men) · cmn 男性恐懼症 /男性恐惧症 (fear of men) · ja 男性恐怖症 (fear of men) · cmn 恐男 (fear of men) · ko 남성공포증 (fear of men) · ru мужененави́стничество (fear of men) · fi androfobia (fear of men) · gl androfobia (fear of men) · fr androphobie (fear of men) · ka ანდროფობია (fear of men) · de Androphobie (fear of men) · ru андрофо́бия (fear of men)