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  2. Gynophobia - Wikipedia

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    Gynophobia should not generally be confused with misogyny, the hatred, contempt for and prejudice against women, [2] [3] although some may use the terms interchangeably, in reference to the social, rather than pathological aspect of negative attitudes towards women. [4] The antonym of misogyny is philogyny, the love, respect for and admiration ...

  3. The Ultimate List of 350 Surprising and Common Phobias from A-Z

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    144. Gynophobia: fear of adult women. H. 145. Halitophobia: fear of bad breath. 146. Hamartophobia: fear of sinning. 147. Haphephobia: fear of being touched ... They can be caused by a person’s ...

  4. List of phobias - Wikipedia

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    The English suffixes -phobia, -phobic, -phobe (from Greek φόβος phobos, "fear") occur in technical usage in psychiatry to construct words that describe irrational, abnormal, unwarranted, persistent, or disabling fear as a mental disorder (e.g. agoraphobia), in chemistry to describe chemical aversions (e.g. hydrophobic), in biology to describe organisms that dislike certain conditions (e.g ...

  5. Femmephobia - Wikipedia

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    It has to do with societal biases that attack people who behave like women, irrespective of gender identity. This bias can take many forms, including social exclusion, bullying, and humiliation in public. [1] It is distinct from misogyny since misogyny is women-hating, whereas femmephobia is femme-hating and can be applied to all genders. [2]

  6. Genophobia - Wikipedia

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    Some people experiencing pain during sex may visit their doctor or gynecologist. Medicine may also be prescribed to treat the anxiety brought on by the phobia. The independent film Good Dick centers on the theme of genophobia and how it affects a young woman and her relationships with people. It also, indirectly, deals with the theme of incest.

  7. Androphilia and gynephilia - Wikipedia

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    Sexologist Milton Diamond, who prefers the term gynecophilia, writes, "The terms heterosexual, homosexual, and bisexual are better used as adjectives, not nouns, and are better applied to behaviors, not people." Diamond has encouraged using the terms androphilic, gynecophilic, and ambiphilic to describe the sexual-erotic partners one prefers ...

  8. List of age-related terms with negative connotations - Wikipedia

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    Pensioner: [35] An older person living on an old-age pension; sometimes used as an insult to refer to aging people draining the welfare system. Peter Pan : A term describing a grown adult, typically a man, who behaves like a child or teenager and refuses, either actively or passively, to act their true age.

  9. Misogyny - Wikipedia

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    Cicero reports that Greek philosophers considered misogyny to be caused by gynophobia, a fear of women. [ 36 ] It is the same with other diseases; as the desire of glory, a passion for women, to which the Greeks give the name of philogyneia : and thus all other diseases and sicknesses are generated.