Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Fear of or repugnance to the male sex.

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  • noun Fear of men

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  • noun a morbid fear of men

Etymologies

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andro- + -phobia

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Examples

  • Or maybe it's a generalized androphobia (a fear of men).

    Who's Afraid of the big Bad Elf? Zenmomma 2008

  • Or maybe it's a generalized androphobia (a fear of men).

    Archive 2008-12-01 Zenmomma 2008

  • It still hasn't done anything about her androphobia, but instead I think the chemistry between her and Takanashi have improved.

    Anime Nano! 2010

  • This includes a manager who doesn't care to work properly, a floor chief who carries a katana with her, and a server with androphobia.

    AnimeBlogger.net Antenna 2010

  • If you fear men, you are afflicted with androphobia, if you fear women, gynephobia.

    VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol X No 1 1983

  • Back then, the diagnosis du jour for women who reacted with hesitation or refusal to the real conflict, disappointment, and inequality they felt in their relationships was “androphobia,” or a fear of men.

    Olivia Rodrigo knows men make women sick Amanda Montei 2026

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