Gynophobe
/ˈdʒaɪnəˌfoʊb/noun
A person who has an irrational fear or aversion to women.
Did you know?The second half comes from Greek phobos, the same root behind phobia, but the first half is from gynē, the ancient word for woman — a root also hiding inside gynecology and polygyny.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Gk
gynē
“woman; wife”
Ancient Greek
Gk
phobos
“fear; panic; flight”
Modern Scientific Greek
Gk
gynophobos
“woman-fearing”
Late 19th Century
English
gynophobe
“a person with fear or aversion toward women”
Modern English
English
gynophobe
“a person who has an irrational fear or aversion to women”
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