caligynephobia

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καλλι- (kalli-, “beautiful”) + Ancient Greek γυνή (gunḗ, “female”) + New Latin -phobia, from Latin, from Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).

Noun

caligynephobia (uncountable)

1. The fear of beautiful women.
   • 2005, Dandi Daley Mackall, Love Rules, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.,, →ISBN, page 27:

     [...] He looks over at me. “Whoa! Nice hair.” ¶ I pull down the visor and try not to laugh. My hair looks like I’ve stuck my finger in an electrical outlet. “Jake Jackson, you must get over your caligynephobia.” ¶ Jake raises his eyebrows. ¶ “Fear of beautiful women.” ¶ “I’m planning on working hard on that one in California. [...]”

   • 2008, Mick Power, Tim Dalglesih, Cognition and Emotion: From Order to Disorder, Psychology Press, published 2008, →ISBN, page 54:

     In contrast, if we consider the example of somebody who has a fear of beautiful women (caligynephobia!), then it does not seem outrageous to argue that this fear of beautiful women is somehow an inappropriate emotional reaction or even an emotional disorder.

   • 2009, Talmer Shockley, The Love-Shy Survival Guide, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, published 2009, →ISBN, page 19:

     Loveshyness is certainly not gynophobia, a fear of women in general, nor is it caligynephobia, a fear of beautiful women.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:caligynephobia.