pornophobia

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English

Etymology

From porno- +‎ -phobia.

Pronunciation

Noun

pornophobia (uncountable)

  1. An aversion to pornography.
    • 1968 Quest
      Fear of pornography, or 'pornophobia' as I choose to call it, is a terribly unbalancing mental condition.
    • 1995 Read, reason, write
      The Perils of Pornophobia Nadine Strossen Earning her law degree at Harvard University
    • 2004 Unrepentant Whore
      I don't want to fight my sisters, and pornophobia is not quite a recognized social ill at this point, so I just better relax.
    • 2007 Pornology
      Pornophobic?” That's his response to my impassioned arguments about why porn is anti-feminist and misogynistic?
  2. Fear of prostitutes
    • 1994 Uncontrollable Bodies
      Pornophobia means the fear of prostitutes.

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