Gynophobia, or gynephobia, is a morbid and irrational fear of women, a type of specific social phobia found in both ancient mythology and modern cases. It should not generally be confused with misogyny, the hatred, contempt for and prejudice against women, though the two terms are sometimes used interchangeably. Gynophobia is analogous to androphobia, the extreme or irrational fear of men, and caligynephobia, the fear of beautiful women specifically, is considered a subset of it.
Facts
Classification
Type of Phenomenon Diagnostic ChapterAnxiety or Fear-Related Disorders 2 Connections
In Branch
Source Gynophobia (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Gynophobia (Wikipedia)
- Wikipedia Gynophobia lead paragraph (w-bbfill-psych-diag-0926, keyword classification against phenomenon-kind enum definitions, hand-checked)
In Branch: Abnormal Psychology, Categories
Wikipedia article 'Gynophobia' is filed under Category:Phobias.
View the Source2. ICD-11 Browser (WHO)
World Health Organization
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.