Gynophobia

Gynophobia or gynephobia is a morbid and irrational fear of women, a type of specific social phobia. A small number of researchers and authors have attempted to pin down possible causes of gynophobia.

Gynophobia should not generally be confused with misogyny, the hatred, contempt for and prejudice against women, although some may use the terms interchangeably, in reference to the social, rather than pathological aspect of negative attitudes towards women. The antonym of misogyny is philogyny, the love, respect for and admiration of women.

The Oxford English Dictionary cites the term's earliest known use as an 1886 writing by physician Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Gynophobia is analogous to androphobia, the extreme and/or irrational fear of men. The fear of beautiful women is known as caligynophobia.

See Also

• Androphobia
• Caligynophobia
• Vagina dentata

This article contains information imported from the English Wikipedia. In most cases the page history will have details. If you need information on the importation and have difficulty obtaining it please contact the site administrators.

Wikipedia shows a strong woke bias. Text copied over from Wikipedia can be corrected and improved.