Dictionaries:
cypriphobia:
1. Or: cyprianophobia / cypridophobia / cyprinophobia , an intense fear of prostitutes or of contracting a sexually-transmitted-disease . 2. May also be synonymous with coitophobia , fear of sexual-relations .
Etymology: From Cypris, a Greek name for Venus , who was believed to have been born on the island of Cyprus.
See Also: coitophobia, cyprianophobia, cypridophobia, cyprinophobia
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