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

Related terms

androphobia

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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