Dictionary

gynophobia en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn Proto-Hellenic *gʷənā Ancient Greek γῠνή (gŭnḗ)lbor. English gyno- 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 gynophobia From gyno- + -phobia.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) Fear of or aversion to women or girls.
   • I fear both kinds. I must admit to gynophobia – the general fear of women – and, in particular, venustraphobia – the fear of beautiful women. 2012 January 14, David Tang, “The second-class sex”, in Financial Times:

Forms

Antonyms

gynophilia

Relateds

gynophobe · androphobia · caligynephobia · gynophobic

Synonyms

femiphobia · feminophobia

Translations (20)

ko 여성공포증 (fear or hatred of women) · ru гинофо́бия (fear or hatred of women) · de Gynophobie (fear or hatred of women) · ja 女性恐怖症 (fear or hatred of women) · de Gynäphobie (fear or hatred of women) · ka გინეფობია (fear or hatred of women) · fr gynophobie (fear or hatred of women) · cmn 女性恐懼症 /女性恐惧症 (fear or hatred of women) · de Weiberscheu (fear or hatred of women) · cmn 恐女 (fear or hatred of women) · fi gynofobia (fear or hatred of women) · fi naispelko (fear or hatred of women) · ka გინოფობია (fear or hatred of women) · cmn 恐女症 (fear or hatred of women) · ko 여자공포증 (fear or hatred of women) · pl gynofobia (fear or hatred of women) · ru женоненави́стничество (fear or hatred of women) · sv gynofobi (fear or hatred of women) · pt ginofobia (fear or hatred of women) · de Gynäkophobie (fear or hatred of women)