androphobia

androphobia
androphobia (n.) "morbid fear of the male sex" (sometimes, rather, "of the human race" or "of crowds), 1844, from ANDRO- (Cf. andro-) + PHOBIA (Cf. phobia). Related: Androphobic.

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  • Androphobia — An abnormal and persistent fear of men. Sufferers experience anxiety even though they may realize they face no real threat. Androphobia is derived from the Greek andros (man) and phobos (fear). Andro enters into a number of other biomedical terms …   Medical dictionary

  • androphobia — noun Fear of men Ant: gynophobia …   Wiktionary

  • androphobia — an·dro·pho·bi·a || ‚ændrəʊ fəʊbjÉ™ n. abnormal fear of men …   English contemporary dictionary

  • androphobia — an·dro·pho·bia …   English syllables

  • androphobia — A fear of men …   Grandiloquent dictionary

  • androphobia —   n. dread or hatred of men …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • Androphobia —    An intense fear of man. See Gynophobia …   The writer's dictionary of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythology

  • androphobia — noun a morbid fear of men • Hypernyms: ↑social phobia …   Useful english dictionary

  • андрофобия — (androphobia; андро + фобия) навязчивый страх у женщины боязнь полового акта …   Большой медицинский словарь

  • Андрофоби́я — (androphobia; Андро + Фобия) навязчивый страх у женщины боязнь полового акта …   Медицинская энциклопедия

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