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Meaning of "erotophobia" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EROTOPHOBIA

erotophobia  [ɪˌrɒtəʊˈfəʊbɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EROTOPHOBIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Erotophobia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EROTOPHOBIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Erotophobia

Erotophobia is a term coined by a number of researchers in the late 1970s and early 1980s to describe one pole on a continuum of attitudes and beliefs about sexuality. The model of the continuum is a basic polarized line, with erotophobia at one end and erotophilia at the other end. The word erotophobia is derived from the name of Eros, the Greek god of erotic love, and Phobos, Greek for "fear".

Definition of erotophobia in the English dictionary

The definition of erotophobia in the dictionary is an abnormal fear of sexuality.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EROTOPHOBIA


acrophobia
ˌækrəˈfəʊbɪə
aerophobia
ˌɛərəˈfəʊbɪə
agoraphobia
ˌæɡərəˈfəʊbɪə
arachnophobia
əˌræknəˈfəʊbɪə
claustrophobia
ˌklɔːstrəˈfəʊbɪə
emetophobia
ɪˌmetəˈfəʊbɪə
homophobia
ˌhəʊməʊˈfəʊbɪə
hydrophobia
ˌhaɪdrəˈfəʊbɪə
Islamophobia
ˌɪzlɑːməˈfəʊbɪə
monophobia
ˌmɒnəʊˈfəʊbɪə
neophobia
ˌniːəʊˈfəʊbɪə
nomophobia
ˌnəʊməʊˈfəʊbɪə
nyctophobia
ˌnɪktəʊˈfəʊbɪə
phobia
ˈfəʊbɪə
phonophobia
ˌfəʊnəʊˈfəʊbɪə
photophobia
ˌfəʊtəʊˈfəʊbɪə
scopophobia
ˌskɒpəˈfəʊbɪə
technophobia
ˌtɛknəʊˈfəʊbɪə
triskaidekaphobia
ˌtrɪskaɪˌdɛkəˈfəʊbɪə
xenophobia
ˌzɛnəˈfəʊbɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EROTOPHOBIA

erotical
erotically
eroticisation
eroticise
eroticism
eroticist
eroticization
eroticize
erotisation
erotism
erotization
erotize
erotogenic
erotogenous
erotological
erotologist
erotology
erotomania
erotomaniac
err

WORDS THAT END LIKE EROTOPHOBIA

aichmophobia
ailurophobia
algophobia
anglophobia
anthropophobia
aquaphobia
astraphobia
astrophobia
autophobia
gynophobia
necrophobia
ornithophobia
panophobia
pyrophobia
Russophobia
school phobia
sitophobia
social phobia
thanatophobia
Zenobia
zoophobia

Synonyms and antonyms of erotophobia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «erotophobia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EROTOPHOBIA

Find out the translation of erotophobia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of erotophobia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «erotophobia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

erotophobia
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

erotofobia
570 millions of speakers

English

erotophobia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

erotophobia
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رهاب العشق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

erotophobia
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

erotofobia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

erotophobia
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

erotophobia
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Erotophobia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Erotophobie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

性愛恐怖症
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

erotophobia
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Erotophobia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

erotophobia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாலுறவு வெறுப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एरोटोफोबिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

erotophobia
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

erotophobia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

erotophobia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

erotophobia
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

erotophobia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

erotophobia
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

erotophobia
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

erotophobia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

erotophobia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of erotophobia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EROTOPHOBIA»

The term «erotophobia» is used very little and occupies the 162.954 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EROTOPHOBIA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «erotophobia» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «erotophobia» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about erotophobia

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EROTOPHOBIA»

Discover the use of erotophobia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to erotophobia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Erotophobia
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Erotophobia, or sex phobia, is a term that has three different common usages or meanings.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, McBrewster John, 2010
2
Human Sexuality and Its Problems
It is also associated with more consistent use of contraception. Erotophobia is associated with reports of parental strictness during childhood, leading Fisher et al (1988) to speculate that erotophobia–erotophilia is a learned disposition.
John Bancroft, 2009
3
Cultural History After Foucault
Most of us have never heard of erotophobia, let alone invoked it.2 More locally in diverse America, the national desexualization within our collective fear of sexuality. The empty label — erotophobia — stares us in the face: inherent in our  ...
John Neubauer
4
Sex and Gender Issues: A Handbook of Tests and Measures
(1983) summarized research showing many of the correlates of erotophobia/ erotophilia as measured by the SOS. Many of these findings can be interpreted as providing evidence for the construct validity of the SOS. Fisher, Byrne et al. ( 1988) ...
Carole A. Beere, 1990
5
The Love-Shy Survival Guide
Erotophobia easily justifies one's love-shyness and one's aversion to things sexual. Gilmartin claims in a personal correspondence that erotophobia does not directly cause love-shyness. Nonetheless, erotophobia blocks the treatment of ...
Talmer Shockley, 2009
6
The Essential Guide to Overcoming Avoidant Personality Disorder
This psychogenic sexual impotence is often the product of an erotophobia, or “ love phobia.” This becomes manifest in various ways, including guilty hesitancy about doing anything at all sexual, resulting in transient or prolonged fearful ...
Martin Kantor, 2010
7
Diagnosis: Difference : the Moral Authority of Medicine
as the lack of information about lesbians and HIV, stem from cultural erotophobia, even in the absence of overtly oppressive beliefs or intent. Despite the fact that scientific discourses on sexuality have proliferated as never before, producing a ...
Abby Lynn Wilkerson, 1998
8
Youthscapes: The Popular, the National, the Global
Similar rhetorical strategies animate my use of erotophobia and stigmaphobia, although perhaps in the opposite direction. Rather than confine the discursive investments of social normativity in physical and sexual difference to homophobia ...
Sunaina Maira, Elisabeth Soep, 2011
9
Queer Religion
Sexual activity and other activities that lead us on the process ofconversion are those that are informed by the person's embodiment. Positively, the intensity ofembodied sexual activity can potentially help the person break through erotophobia.
Donald L. Boisvert, Jay Emerson Johnson, 2012
10
Handbook of sexuality-related measures
Validity The construct validity of the SOS has been developed in nearly a decade of research concerning the antecedents and consequents of erotophobia- erotophilia (see Fisher, Byrne, et al., 1988, for a review and specific studies cited  ...
Clive M. Davis, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EROTOPHOBIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term erotophobia is used in the context of the following news items.
1
What Causes Homosexuality? Who Cares?
Heterosexism, combined with sexphobia or erotophobia (fear and revulsion of sex) results in the elimination of discussions of the lives and ... «Huffington Post, Mar 15»
2
Bisexuality 101 with Robyn Ochs — a night of learning and …
... “Tip of the Iceberg” and “Pull of Binaries,” which challenged gender and sexuality binaries, and “Ignorance”and “Erotophobia,” which defined ... «University Press, Oct 14»
3
The Many Ways We All Lose in a Heterosexist Environment
Heterosexism, combined with sexphobia or erotophobia (fear and revulsion of sex) results in the elimination of discussions of the lives and ... «Huffington Post, Sep 14»
4
Four Sexting Tips to Help You Avoid a #SexyPicFail
The aforementioned list is clearly a culprit of erotophobia deeply entrenched within our society, wherein the mere grazing of enlightenment ... «Huffington Post Canada, Jan 14»
5
Jimmy De Sana: Suburban Color Sex Pictures New London Exhibition
... New York (2007), Erotophobia, Simon Watson Gallery, New York (1989), Staging The Self: photography 1840 -1985, National Portrait Gallery ... «ArtLyst, Apr 13»
6
To make a baby, all you need is love
In men, it may lead to 'erotophobia' or a shy man's syndrome. The issue can be resolved by going in for counselling as early as possible. «Daily News & Analysis, Feb 13»
7
Limited Expression of Homosexuality in Black Hollywood
“We have a deep history that has been articulated through homophobia and through erotophobia,” says Mireille Miller-Young, a women's ... «Examiner.com, May 12»
8
Men Think About Sex, Just Not Non-Stop
“We used a sexual opinion survey to measure erotophobia and erotophilia,” said Fisher. “Individuals who scored higher in erotophilia tended, ... «ABC News, Nov 11»
9
NCBI ROFL: Super Bowl double feature: wardrobe malfunctions and …
... hostile sexism, and erotophobia. For both women and men high benevolent sexism was correlated (.17-.24) to perceptions that the incident ... «Discover Magazine, Feb 10»
10
The Difference Between an Erotophilic and Erotophobic
It was found that one's level of erotophobia influences their likelihood of engaging in sexual health care, like breast self-exams (BSE). Usually ... «MedIndia, Jan 09»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Erotophobia [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/erotophobia>. May 2024 ».
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