androphobia

English

Etymology

From andro- +‎ -phobia.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊbiə

Noun

androphobia (uncountable)

1. Fear of or aversion to men or boys.
   • 2021 July 25, Jordan Davidson, “Androphobia (fear of men): what is it, causes, treatment”, in Ro‎^[1]:

     In the case of androphobia, a reaction can occur when exposed to men or masculinity, in anticipation of such experiences, or even hearing words related to the male sex.

Antonyms

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

Derived terms

• androphobe
• androphobic

Related terms

• anthropophobia
• misandry

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)
• Korean: 남성공포증 (ko) (namseonggongpojeung), 남자공포증 (namjagongpojeung)
• Polish: androfobia (pl) f
• Portuguese: androfobia (pt) f
• Russian: андрофо́бия (ru) f (androfóbija), мужененави́стничество (ru) n (muženenavístničestvo)
• Spanish: androfobia (es) f