androphobia

English

Etymology

From andro- +‎ -phobia.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -əʊbiə

Noun

androphobia (uncountable)

Fear of or aversion to men.

Usage notes

A related concept is misandry, the hatred of men, but not necessarily fear of them.

Antonyms

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

Derived terms

Translations

fear of men

Finnish: androfobia (fi)
French: androphobie (fr) f
Galician: androfobia f
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)
Portuguese: androfobia (pt) f
Russian: андрофо́бия (ru) f (androfóbija), мужененави́стничество (ru) n (muženenavístničestvo)
Spanish: androfobia (es) f

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