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Gynophobia vs Homophobia - What's the difference?

gynophobia | homophobia |

Gynophobia is a see also of homophobia.


As nouns the difference between gynophobia and homophobia

is that gynophobia is fear or hatred of women while homophobia is fear, dislike or hate of homosexuals or homophobia can be (obsolete|individual occurrences) a pathological fear of mankind.

gynophobia

English

Noun

(-)
  • Fear or hatred of women.
  • Antonyms

    * gynophilia (love of women) * androphobia (fear of men)

    homophobia

    Etymology 1

    homo (from (homosexual)) , coined in 1971 by in Society and the Healthy Homosexual .

    Noun

  • Fear, dislike or hatred of gays and lesbians.
  • Synonyms
    * (fear of homosexuality) homoerotophobia, heterosexism
    Hyponyms
    *gayphobia *lesbophobia
    Derived terms
    * internalised homophobia

    See also

    * heterosexism * heterophobia * ("homophobia" on Wikipedia)

    Etymology 2

    (etyl)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete, individual occurrences) A pathological fear of mankind.
  • Synonyms
    * (fear of mankind) anthropophobia

    See also

    * misanthropy * androphobia * gynophobia