Definition
An intense, irrational fear of sexual intercourse or coitus.
Etymology
From Latin 'coitus' (sexual intercourse) combined with Greek 'phobos' (fear). This clinical term emerged in 19th-century psychology to describe a specific anxiety disorder.
Kelly Says
This word reveals how psychology borrowed from multiple ancient languages to name modern mental health conditions—Latin for the act itself, Greek for the emotional response. It's one of hundreds of phobias catalogued by medicine, showing how humans can develop fear responses to almost anything.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
性恐怖症
sex-i-o k'o-bo-so
ARالعربية
فوبيا الجماع
fo-bee-a al-ja-ma-a
BNবাংলা
যৌন ভয়
joun bhay
CACatalà
coitofobia
koi-to-fo-bee-a
CSČeština
coitofobie
koi-to-fo-bee
DADansk
coitofobi
koi-to-fo-bee
DEDeutsch
Coitophobie
koy-to-fo-bee
ELΕλληνικά
φοβία για την σεξουαλική επαφή
fo-bee-a ya tin seks-oo-ali-ki e-pa-fi
ESEspañol
coitofobia
koi-to-fo-bee-a
FAفارسی
ترس از رابطه جنسی
taras az ra-be-teh jin-si
FISuomi
coitofobia
koi-to-fo-bee-a
FRFrançais
coitophobie
kwait-o-fo-bee
GUGU
સંભोगનો ભય
sam-bhog no bhay
HEעברית
פוביה מינית
fo-bee-a mi-nit
HIहिन्दी
लैंगिक भय
la-ngik bhay
HUMagyar
coitofóbia
koi-to-fo-bee-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
fobia seksual
fo-bee-a seks-u-al
ITItaliano
coitofobia
koi-to-fo-bee-a
JA日本語
性恐怖症
sei-kyo-fu-shou
KKKK
секс фобия
seks fo-bee-ya
KMKM
性恐怖症
seng-kiao k'o-bo-so
KO한국어
성폭력 공포증
seong-bpok-reok gong-po-jeung
MRMR
संभोगाचा भय
sam-bhoga-cha bhay
MSBahasa Melayu
fobia seksual
fo-bee-a seks-u-al
MYမြန်မာ
性恐怖症
sex-i-o k'o-bo-so
NLNederlands
coitofobie
koi-to-fo-bee
NONorsk
coitofobi
koi-to-fo-bee
PAPA
ਸੰਭोग ਡਰ
san-bhog der
PLPolski
coitofobia
koi-to-fo-bee-a
PTPortuguês
coitofobia
koi-to-fo-bee-a
RORomână
coitofobie
koi-to-fo-bee-a
RUРусский
коитофобия
koi-to-fo-bee-ya
SVSvenska
coitofobi
koi-to-fo-bee
SWKiswahili
ukose wa tendo
u-ko-se wa ten-do
TAதமிழ்
பாலியல் பயம்
pa-ali-al payam
TEతెలుగు
性 భయం
sex-ing bhayam
THไทย
กลัวเรื่องเพศ
glua reuang pet
TLTL
sekswal na takot
seks-wal na tak-ot
TRTürkçe
cinsel korku bozukluğu
cin-sel kork-oo bo-zuk-lu-k
UKУкраїнська
коітофобія
koi-to-fo-bee-ya
URاردو
جماع کا خوف
ja-ma-a ka khoof
VITiếng Việt
sợ quan hệ tình dục
so quan he tinh duc
ZUZU
ukuthanda kwakho
koo-tha-nda kwa-kho