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gynaecophobia

/ɡaɪnɪkəˈfəʊbɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gy-nae-co-pho-bia
IPA
/ɡaɪnɪkəˈfəʊbɪə/
26
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An irrational fear of women.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English gynaeco- Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English gynaecophobia From gynaeco- + -phobia.

Usage

Inflected Forms

gynæcophobia (alternative) gynecophobia (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce gynaecophobia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡaɪnɪkəˈfəʊbɪə/.
What does gynaecophobia mean?
An irrational fear of women.
Where does gynaecophobia come from?
Etymology tree English gynaeco- Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English gynaecophobia From gynaeco- + -phobia.

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