pornophobia

English

Etymology

porno- +‎ -phobia

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Noun

pornophobia (uncountable)

1. An aversion to pornography.
   • 1968 Quest

     Fear of pornography, or 'pornophobia' as I choose to call it, is a terribly unbalancing mental condition.

   • 1995 Read, reason, write

     The Perils of Pornophobia Nadine Strossen Earning her law degree at Harvard University

   • 2004 Unrepentant Whore

     I don't want to fight my sisters, and pornophobia is not quite a recognized social ill at this point, so I just better relax.

   • 2007 Pornology

     “Pornophobic?” That's his response to my impassioned arguments about why porn is anti-feminist and misogynistic?

2. Fear of prostitutes
   • 1994 Uncontrollable Bodies

     Pornophobia means the fear of prostitutes.

Derived terms

• pornophobe
• pornophobic

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