Etymology

somatophobia

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Today it means: Fear of the body, as opposed to mind or spirit. Full definition →

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The story

From somato- + -phobia. Coined by feminist philosopher Elizabeth Spelman.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.