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gynophobia

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • rhymes with -əʊbiə

1

noun

Meaning 1

Fear of or aversion to women or girls.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a morbid fear of women

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: social phobia

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gwḗn Proto-Hellenic *gwənā Ancient Greek γῠνή (gŭnḗ)lbor. English gyno- Proto-Indo-European *bhegw- Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English gynophobia From gyno- + -phobia.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 女性恐懼症 /女性恐惧症 (nǚxìng kǒngjùzhèng) — fear or hatred of women
  • Chinese Mandarin: 恐女症 (kǒngyìzhèng) — fear or hatred of women
  • Chinese Mandarin: 恐女 (kǒngyì) — fear or hatred of women
  • Finnish: gynofobia — fear or hatred of women
  • Finnish: naispelko — fear or hatred of women
  • French: gynophobie — fear or hatred of women
  • Georgian: გინოფობია (ginopobia) — fear or hatred of women
  • Georgian: გინეფობია (ginepobia) — fear or hatred of women
  • German: Gynophobie — fear or hatred of women
  • German: Gynäkophobie — fear or hatred of women
  • German: Gynäphobie — fear or hatred of women
  • German: Weiberscheu — fear or hatred of women
  • Japanese: 女性恐怖症 (josei kyōfushō) — fear or hatred of women
  • Korean: 여성공포증 (yeoseonggongpojeung) — fear or hatred of women
  • Korean: 여자공포증 (yeojagongpojeung) — fear or hatred of women
  • Portuguese: ginofobia — fear or hatred of women
  • Russian: гинофо́бия (ginofóbija) — fear or hatred of women
  • Russian: женоненави́стничество (ženonenavístničestvo) — fear or hatred of women
  • Swedish: gynofobi — fear or hatred of women