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cypriphobia
Definition
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.
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