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じょせいきょうしょう 女性恐怖症
Noun
1. gynophobia; fear of women
Wikipedia definition
2. GynophobiaGynophobia (from Greek γυνή - gunē, "woman" and φόβος - phobos, "fear", also spelled as gynephobia) is an abnormal fear of women. In the past, the Latin term was used, horror feminae, meaning "fear of women". The word caligynephobia is also coined to mean the fear of beautiful women. For the latter one the expression venustraphobia is also used. In many cases it may also be rooted in social phobia or social anxiety disorder. Gynophobia used to be considered a driving force toward homosexuality.
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