Gynophobia
/ˌɡaɪnəˈfoʊbiə/noun
An intense or irrational fear or aversion toward women.
Did you know?In Greek mythology, Phobos was the personification of fear and a son of Ares and Aphrodite, accompanying his father into battle.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gʷen-
“Woman; female”
Ancient Greek
Greek
γυνή (gynē)
“Woman or wife”
Ancient Greek
Greek
φόβος (phobos)
“Fear, panic, or flight”
19th Century
English
gyno- + -phobia
“A scientific compound meaning fear of women”
Modern English
English
gynophobia
“An intense or irrational fear or aversion toward women”
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