Androphobia
/ˌæn.drəˈfoʊ.bi.ə/noun
An abnormal fear of men.
Did you know?Its first element, Greek andr- (“man”), also lives in words like *androgen* and *android*, while the second, *phobos*, is the same root behind the panic-god vibe of *phobia* itself.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
anḗr / andr-
“man, male”
Ancient Greek
Greek
phóbos
“fear, panic, flight”
Late 19th Century
English
androphobia
“fear of men”
Modern English
English
androphobia
“an abnormal fear of men”