anthropophobia en · NOUN
Etymology
From anthropo- + -phobia. Both elements are borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man, human”) + φόβος (phóbos, “fear”) respectively.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A profound fear of human beings, or of human society.
It was when anthropophobia set in, when he was made uneasy by people who walked too close to him, that, sagely viewing his list and seeing how many phobias were now checked, he permitted himself to rest.
1925, Sinclair Lewis, Arrowsmith:The affection is unlike anthropophobia, because this is characterized by dislike of men, and decided aversion to sexual intercourse.
1880, Edward Bliss Foote, Plain Home Talk about the Human System, 4th edition, page 438:He was suffering from anthropophobia, a typical Japanese symptom which shows alienation, and liberation, from the embracing community.
2004, Toshio Kawai, “Postmodern consciousness in the novels of Haruki Murakami,”, in The Cultural Complex: Contemporary Jungian Perspectives on Psyche and Society, →ISBN, page 97:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| anthrophobia | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
anthropophobe · anthropophobic · anthropophobiac
Relateds
androphobia · misanthropy · gynephobia
Synonyms
social anxiety · social phobia
Translations (16)
fi ihmispelko (fear of human beings) · de Menschenscheu (fear of human beings) · fi antropofobia (fear of human beings) · pt antropofobia (fear of human beings) · ja 対人恐怖症 (fear of human beings) · fr anthropophobie (fear of human beings) · io antropofobio (fear of human beings) · tl taosikway (fear of human beings) · uk антропофо́бія (fear of human beings) · fi ihmiskammo (fear of human beings) · ca antropofòbia (fear of human beings) · cmn 人類恐懼症 /人类恐惧症 (fear of human beings) · sv antropofobi (fear of human beings) · ko 대인공포증 (fear of human beings) · pl antropofobia (fear of human beings) · de Anthropophobie (fear of human beings)