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PAREUNOPHOBIA [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Phobias
  • Human Behaviour
DEF

Any persistent abnormal dread or morbid fear of sex.

OBS

There are many other "phobias" that are closely related in meaning: cypridophobia (fear of sex or venereal disease), erotophobia (fear of sexual feelings), esodophobia or primosodophobia (fear of one’s first sexual act), kolpophobia (fear of sex or of the female genitals), sexophobia (fear of sex, i.e., anything sexual).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phobies
  • Comportement humain
DEF

Crainte excessive du sexe.

Spanish

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