androphobia

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Etymology

From andro- +‎ -phobia.

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• Rhymes: -əʊbiə

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Noun

androphobia (uncountable)

1. Fear of or aversion to men or boys.
   • 2021 July 25, Jordan Davidson, “Androphobia (fear of men): what is it, causes, treatment”, in Ro‎:

     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.

Antonyms

• androphilia (“love of men”)
• gynophobia (“fear of women”)

Derived terms

• androphobe
• androphobic

Related terms

• anthropophobia
• misandry

Translations

fear of men

Chinese: Mandarin: 男人恐懼症 / 男人恐惧症 Finnish: androfobia (fi) French: androphobie (fr) f Galician: androfobia f Georgian: ანდროფობია (andropobia) German: Androphobie (de) f, Männerscheu f Japanese: (please verify) 男嫌い (おとこぎらい, otoko girai), (please verify) 男性恐怖症 (だんせいきょうふしょう, dansei kyōfushō) Korean: 남성공포증(男性恐怖症) (ko) (namseonggongpojeung), 남자공포증(男子恐怖症) (namjagongpojeung) Polish: androfobia (pl) f Portuguese: androfobia (pt) f Russian: андрофо́бия (ru) f (androfóbija), мужененави́стничество (ru) n (muženenavístničestvo) Spanish: androfobia (es) f