Definitions For Anthropophobia

Noun

ANTHROPOPHOBIA (uncountable) A profound fear of human beings, or of human society.

Synonyms

social anxiety social phobia

Derived terms

anthropophobe anthropophobic anthropophobiac

Translations

Catalan: antropofòbia, f French: anthropophobie, f German: Anthropophobie, f, Menschenscheu, f Interlingue: antropofobie Japanese: 対人恐怖症 (たいじんきょうふしょう, taijin kyōfushō) Korean: 대인 공포증 Portuguese: antropofobia, f Swedish: antropofobi, c Tagalog: taosikway

See also

androphobia gynephobia misanthropy

Alternative forms

anthrophobia

Etymology

{{confix, en, anthropo, phobia}}. Both elements are borrowed from (Ancient Greek)  ἄνθρωπος, , man, human + φόβος, , fear respectively.