different between animosity vs pornophobia

English

Etymology

From French animosité, from Latin animositas (“courage, spirit, vehemence”), from animosus, from animus (“courage, spirit, mind”); see animose, animate, transitive verb

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /æn.??m?s.?.ti/

Noun

animosity (countable and uncountable, plural animosities)

1. Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.

Synonyms

• enmity
• hatred
• opposition
• acrimony

Antonyms

• peace

Related terms

• animose
• unanimosity

Translations

References

• animosity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

English

Etymology

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.

Derived terms

• pornophobe
• pornophobic

Translations