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erotophobia en · NOUN

Etymology

From eroto- + -phobia.

Meanings

(uncountable) Fear of sex; negative attitudes towards sex
- 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. 1982 February 13, Michael Bronski, “Boys from Catholic School”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 29, page 12:

Antonyms

Relateds

genophobia · eurotophobia

Translations (3)

es erotofobia (fear of a sexual relationship) · fr érotophobie (fear of a sexual relationship) · it erotofobia (fear of a sexual relationship)