androphobia

androphobia

English

Etymology

From andro- +‎ -phobia.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊbiə

Noun

androphobia (uncountable)

1. 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

• androphobe
• androphobic

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