gynophobia

English

Alternative forms

• gynaephobia
• gynephobia

Etymology

From gyno- +‎ -phobia.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊbiə

Noun

gynophobia (uncountable)

1. Fear of or aversion to women or girls.

Synonyms

• femiphobia
• feminophobia

Antonyms

• gynophilia (love of women)

Related terms

• gynophobe
• gynophobic
• caligynephobia
• androphobia (fear of men)

Translations

fear or hatred of women

• French: gynophobie (fr) f
• Georgian: გინოფობია (ginopobia), გინეფობია (ginepobia)
• German: Gynophobie (de) f, Gynäkophobie (de) f, Gynäphobie f, Weiberscheu f
• Japanese: 女嫌い (おんなぎらい, onnagirai), 女性恐怖症 (じょせいきょうふしょう, josei kyōfushō)
• Korean: 여성공포증 (ko) (yeoseonggongpojeung), 여자공포증 (yeojagongpojeung)
• Russian: гинофо́бия (ru) f (ginofóbija), женоненави́стничество (ru) n (ženonenavístničestvo)
• Swedish: gynofobi (sv) c