Meanings
nounerotophobia (uncountable)
- uncountableFear of sex; negative attitudes towards sex
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.
1982 February 13, Michael Bronski, “Boys from Catholic School”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 29, page 12
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Translations
French érotophobie
- érotophobiefear of a sexual relationship
Italian erotofobia
- erotofobiafear of a sexual relationship
Spanish erotofobia
- erotofobiafear of a sexual relationship
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with erotophobia
phobiahomophobiaxenophobiaagoraphobiaclaustrophobiaaphobiaZenobiaphotophobiaarachnophobiaacrophobiahydrophobiaablutophobiaacephobiaacousticophobiaadverbophobiaaerophobiaagraphobiaaibohphobiaaichmophobiaalgophobiaaltophobiaamathophobiaamaxophobiaambulophobia
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APA
erotophobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erotophobia
MLA
“erotophobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erotophobia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “erotophobia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erotophobia.
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