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praeputiophobia

praeputiophobia noun: fear or hatred of the human prepuce (foreskin or clitoral hood).

Noun

praeputiophobia (usually uncountable, plural praeputiophobias)

  1. (usually) Fear or hatred of the human prepuce (foreskin or clitoral hood).
    Synonyms:
    posthephobia

Synonyms of praeputiophobia

Forms of praeputiophobia

pluralpraeputiophobias

Origin of praeputiophobia

From Latin praeputium + -phobia. By surface analysis, praeputio- + phobia.

Questions about praeputiophobia

What does praeputiophobia mean?
Praeputiophobia means fear or hatred of the human prepuce (foreskin or clitoral hood).
What part of speech is praeputiophobia?
Praeputiophobia is a noun.
What is the plural of praeputiophobia?
The plural of praeputiophobia is praeputiophobias.

Words near praeputiophobia in the dictionary

  1. praepuces
  2. praepunctis
  3. praeputia clitoridis
  4. praeputia penis
  5. praeputio-
  6. praeputiophobia
  7. praeputiophobias
  8. praeputium clitoridis
  9. praeputium penis
  10. praescient
  11. praescuta

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