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An exaggerated or irrational fear of marriage.

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What does the word ' gamophobia' mean?

Gamophobia - fear of marriage


What is the rootword of gamophobia?

The root word of gamophobia is "gamo," which comes from the Greek word "gamos" meaning marriage or union. Gamophobia refers to the fear of marriage or commitment.


What do you call a fear of marriage?

Gamophobia


How do you treat gamophobia?

Gamophobia is a fear of marriage and there is not a lot of treatment options for phobias. You can try meeting with a psychologist or psychiatrist, this may help ease the feelings of anxiety.


How do you overcome gamophobia?

u jump off a building


What phobia is the fear of marriage?

Gamophobia is the name of the phobia related to the fear of marriage


What causes gamophobia or the fear of marriage?

Gamophobia is caused by incremental personal experiences and the observation of the effects of marriage on others, usually manifesting after age 25. There is a perceived danger that marriage will be harmful to the individual and is compounded by investigation to confirm the perceived danger and through first hand accounts of the damage marriage has wrought to friends, family and their extended network of adequatenesses. The fear grows with age and experience. Gamophobia is more prevalent in men because the perceived danger is far greater socially, financially, legally and personally.


Why does my girlfriend get scared when I mention getting married?

Your girlfriend may have a phobia of getting married. It is a real phobia which is medically recognised. The phobia is called Gamophobia. Or she may have ecclesiophobia, which is the fear of churches.


Is there such thing as a phobia of being in a relationship?

Indeed the fear of relationships is a recognised phobia.The phobia of being in a relationship is called Philophobia.


What is the medical term for a fear of marriage?

The medical term/phobia name for the fear of marriage is Gamophobia.


What is the fear of being in a relationship?

Philophobia is when you are afraid of love failing; eremophobia is the fear of being lonely.


What are the different types of phobia?

Erotophobia- Fear of sexual love or sexual questions.Euphobia- Fear of hearing good news.Eurotophobia- Fear of female genitalia.Erythrophobia, Erytophobia or Ereuthophobia- 1) Fear of redlights. 2) Blushing. 3) Red.FFebriphobia, Fibriphobia or Fibriophobia- Fear of fever.Felinophobia- Fear of cats. (Ailurophobia, Elurophobia, Galeophobia, Gatophobia)Francophobia- Fear of France, French culture. (Gallophobia, Galiophobia)Frigophobia- Fear of cold, cold things.GGaleophobia or Gatophobia- Fear of cats.Gallophobia or Galiophobia- Fear France, French culture. (Francophobia)Gamophobia- Fear of marriage.Geliophobia- Fear of laughter.Geniophobia- Fear of chins.Genophobia- Fear of sex.Genuphobia- Fear of knees.Gephyrophobia, Gephydrophobia, or Gephysrophobia- Fear of crossing bridges.Germanophobia- Fear of Germany, German culture, etc.Gerascophobia- Fear of growing old.Gerontophobia- Fear of old people or of growing old.Geumaphobia or Geumophobia- Fear of taste.Glossophobia- Fear of speaking in public or of trying to speak.Gnosiophobia- Fear of knowledge.Graphophobia- Fear of writing or handwriting.Gymnophobia- Fear of nudity.Gynephobia or Gynophobia- Fear of women.HHadephobia- Fear of hell.Hagiophobia- Fear of saints or holy things.Hamartophobia- Fear of sinning.Haphephobia or Haptephobia- Fear of being touched.Harpaxophobia- Fear of being robbed.Hedonophobia- Fear of feeling pleasure.Heliophobia- Fear of the sun.Hellenologophobia- Fear of Greek terms or complex scientific terminology.Helminthophobia- Fear of being infested with worms.Hemophobia or Hemaphobia or Hematophobia- Fear of blood.Heresyphobia or Hereiophobia- Fear of challenges to official doctrine or of radical deviation.Herpetophobia- Fear of reptiles or creepy, crawly things.Heterophobia- Fear of the opposite sex. (Sexophobia)Hierophobia- Fear of priests or sacred things.Hippophobia- Fear of horses.Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia- Fear of long words.Hobophobia- Fear of bums or beggars.Hodophobia- Fear of road travel.Hormephobia- Fear of shock.