ICD-10 F40.290 | ICD-9-CM 300.29 | |
Androphobia is an abnormal fear of men, a type of specific social phobia. The word is from Ancient Greek: ἀνήρ, anēr, genitive ἀνδρός, andros, "man"; and φόβος, phóbos, "fear".
In the past the word "androphobia" also has been used to refer to fear of crowds of people or mankind. Androphobia was also used in reference of a distress for a woman who was "made uncomfortable at the sight of men, from hearing their voices, or knowing they are in the house."
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