menophobia

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menophobia

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From meno- + -phobia.

noun

informal, uncountable The fear of menopause. Until her courageous effort, Sheehy suggests, menopause was a word seldom uttered aloud, certainly not in mixed company. She attributes this silence to "menophobia," fear of menopause.

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"menophobia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/menophobia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"menophobia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/menophobia.

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@misc{menophobia_2026,
  title = {menophobia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/menophobia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}