"anthropophobia" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From anthropo- + -phobia. Both elements are borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man, human”) + φόβος (phóbos, “fear”) respectively. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|anthropo|phobia}} anthropo- + -phobia, {{uder|en|grc|ἄνθρωπος||man, human}} Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man, human”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} anthropophobia (uncountable)
  1. A profound fear of human beings, or of human society. Wikipedia link: anthropophobia Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Phobias Synonyms: social anxiety, social phobia, anthrophobia Derived forms: anthropophobe, anthropophobic, anthropophobiac Related terms: androphobia, gynephobia, misanthropy Translations (fear of human beings): antropofòbia [feminine] (Catalan), anthropophobie [feminine] (French), Anthropophobie [feminine] (German), Menschenscheu [feminine] (German), 対人恐怖症 (taijin kyōfushō) (alt: たいじんきょうふしょう) (Japanese), 대인공포증 (daein'gongpojeung) (Korean), antropofobia [feminine] (Polish), antropofobia [feminine] (Portuguese), antropofobi [common-gender] (Swedish), taosikway (Tagalog)

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