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Also known as nudophobia

Gymnophobia is a fear (phobia) of or prejudice against nudity.

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Within Vinony's link graph, gymnophobia is referenced by 21 other articles, and connects out to naturism, nudity and Greek.

Vinony files it under Body-related phobias, Prudishness and Situational phobias.

Its subject is documented across 17 Wikipedia language editions.

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Medical condition (new).name
Gymnophobia
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Psychiatry
Medical condition (new).symptoms
Fear of nudity

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Gymnophobia is a fear (phobia) of or prejudice against nudity.

==Symptoms== Gymnophobics experience anxiety from nudity, even if they realize their fear is irrational. They may worry about seeing others naked, being seen naked, or both. Their fear may stem from body dysmorphia, trauma, fear of sexual assault, or a general anxiety about sexuality, from a fear that they are physically inferior, or from a fear that their nakedness leaves them body shamed, exposed and unprotected.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “gymnophobia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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