Etymology

caligynephobia

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Today it means: The fear of beautiful women. Full definition →

Ancient Greek καλλι-
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκαλλι-“beautiful”
  2. English todaycaligynephobia

From Ancient Greek καλλι- (kalli-, “beautiful”) + Ancient Greek γυνή (gunḗ, “female”) + New Latin -phobia, from Latin, from Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).

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