syphilophobia
syphilophobia noun: a morbid fear of syphilis.
Noun
syphilophobia (countable and uncountable, plural syphilophobias)
- A morbid fear of syphilis.
- Sexual fear with regard to the woman may assume various modalities which disguise it from the instinct itself; the most frequent are syphilophobia and gonophobia, and also the suspicion of being deceived, of being made a cuckold,...1932, Gregorio Marañón, The evolution of sex and intersexual conditions, page 190
- Similarly, testing groups that are already socially marginal can further exacerbate syphilophobia as well as the existing prejudices against these groups.1995, Suzanne Poirier, Chicago's War on Syphilis, 1937-40, →ISBN
syphilophobia meaning in Tamil
syphilophobia in Tamil
- பால்நோய் வெருளி
Forms of syphilophobia
| plural | syphilophobias |
|---|---|
| alternative form | syphiliphobia |
Origin of syphilophobia
From syphilo- + -phobia.
Questions about syphilophobia
- What does syphilophobia mean?
- Syphilophobia means a morbid fear of syphilis.
- What is syphilophobia in Tamil?
- Syphilophobia in Tamil is பால்நோய் வெருளி. See Syphilophobia meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is syphilophobia?
- Syphilophobia is a noun.
- What is the plural of syphilophobia?
- The plural of syphilophobia is syphilophobias.
Words near syphilophobia in the dictionary
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