erotophobia

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erotophobia

Rhymes with -əʊbiə

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From eroto- + -phobia.

noun

  1. uncountable Fear of sex; negative attitudes towards sex At heart The Devil's Playground is about repression vs. personal integrity and freedom. Schepisi makes it clear that the outlandish rules, the strict self-discipline, the body hatred, and erotophobia is destructive; it is doing no one any good.

Opposite: erotophilia

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noun

Opposite: erotophilia

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noun fear of a sexual relationship

Españolerotofobia
Françaisérotophobie
Italianoerotofobia

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@misc{erotophobia_2026,
  title = {erotophobia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/erotophobia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}