Gynephobia

An abnormal, irrational and persistent fear of women.

Sufferers experience anxiety even though they realize they face no threat.</P> 'Gynephobia' is derived from the Greek 'gyne' (woman) and 'phobos' (fear).

Alternate spelling: 'gynaephobia.' The prefix 'gyne-' (or gyn-, gyno-, gynec-, gyneco-, gynaec-, or gynaeco-) enters into a number of biomedical terms such as, for examples, gynecology, gynecomastia (breast development in a male), and a gynecoid pelvis (a pelvis shaped like a woman's).</P> Terms pertinent to gynecophobia include: androphobia, an abnormal and persistent fear of men; and pedophobia, an abnormal and persistent fear of children and babies.