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gynophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gyno-pho-bia
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Fear of or aversion to women or girls.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn Proto-Hellenic *gʷənā Ancient Greek γῠνή (gŭnḗ)lbor. English gyno- Proto-Indo-European *bʰegʷ- Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English gynophobia From gyno- + -phobia.

Usage

Inflected Forms

gynaephobia (alternative) gynephobia (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

gynophobe gynophobic caligynephobia androphobia

Synonyms

femiphobia feminophobia

Antonyms

gynophilia

Rhymes With

homophobia phobia xenophobia claustrophobia agoraphobia zenobia arachnophobia photophobia trypophobia hydrophobia acrophobia coulrophobia

Questions

What does gynophobia mean?
Fear of or aversion to women or girls.
Where does gynophobia come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn Proto-Hellenic *gʷənā Ancient Greek γῠνή (gŭnḗ)lbor. English gyno- Proto-Indo-European *bʰegʷ- Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English gynophobia From gyno- + -phobia.

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