What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Kenophobia vs Menophobia - What's the difference?

kenophobia | menophobia |

As nouns the difference between kenophobia and menophobia

is that kenophobia is an abnormal fear of empty spaces while menophobia is (label) the fear of menopause.

kenophobia

English

Noun

(-)
  • An abnormal fear of empty spaces

    • menophobia

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (label) The fear of menopause.
  • * 1992 , Bettyann Kevles, book review, Los Angeles Times , 14 May 1992:
    • 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.
  • * 1995 , Patricia J. Richter & Roger Duvivier, Midlife, Madness, or Menopause: Does Anyone Know What's Normal? , Chronimed Publishing (1995), ISBN 9781565610590, page 1:
    • Therefore, in this book, we have chosen to talk not just about menopause, but about independent, intelligent, menophobia -free aging — aging with dignity.
  • * 2000 , Kathleen J. Greider, "Perimenopause and Other Midlife Opportunities", in In Her Own Time: Women and Developmental Issues in Pastoral Care , Augsburg Fortress (2000), ISBN 0800631374, page 204:
    • Though some women fall prey to "menophobia " and shun any female over thirty, most women enjoy increased sisterhood in midlife and are nourished by being comrades in the passage through perimenopause.