erotophobia
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English
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[edit]- Rhymes: -əʊbiə
Noun
[edit]erotophobia (uncountable)
- Fear of sex; negative attitudes towards sex
- 1982 February 13, Michael Bronski, “Boys from Catholic School”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 29, page 12:
- 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.
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[edit]Translations
[edit]fear of a romantic relationship
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