What is Caligynephobia ?

Not many people might know this but there are people out there who are ever scared of pretty women. Defined as "a persistent, abnormal, and unwarranted fear of beautiful women", each year this surprisingly common phobia causes countless people needless distress. Known by a number of names - Caligynephobia (pronounced cal-e-guy-nah-foe-bee-uh), Venustraphobia, and Fear of Beautiful Women being the most common - the problem often significantly impacts the quality of life. It can cause panic attacks and keep people apart from loved ones and business associates.

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Bill Coe

No such thing as "unwarranted fear of beautiful women". Any man with an ounce of common sense will fear ALL women, not just the beautiful ones.

Jim Hubbard

Bob Katz, Gynephobia is the fear of women, different from the question. "Gyne" women, "phobia" fear of. "Cali-" beautiful, "gyne" women, "phobia" fear of. http://phobia.wikia.com/wiki/Gynephobia

Dennis Long

Beauty is so very much more than physical attributes; true beauty is internal & effusive in it's very nature! Judging men & women without that awareness is myopic & can be damaging to the perspective of all... another casualty of the culture!

Sean Philips

A lot of misogyny on this thread

JohnnyRoulette

People generally fear what they do not understand. So, to some people, Chantilly Lace might as well have been sung by Pennywise the Clown? Silly people

Camille Curran

Bill Coe, It’s not the gender, it’s who’s in there.

rcontreras

Venustraphobia is the fear of beautiful women NOT CALIGYNEPHOBIA SO YOU ARE WRONG. I WOULD LIKE TO BE CREDITED

Player

Jaminator, no such fear. Closest I could find was ecclesiophobia which doesn't specify clergy just churches or the what it stands for. Even then it's more a prejudice that an actual fear.