anthropophobia means A profound fear of human beings, or of human society. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why this word is great
ANTHROPOPHOBIA — [Noun] A profound and irrational fear of human beings or of human society. From the Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos, "human being") and φόβος (phobos, "fear"). Unlike social anxiety disorder, which fixates on the theater of judgment, or misanthropy, a philosophical stance of contempt, anthropophobia is a raw, somatic terror of human presence itself. It is the flinch at an unexpected footfall on a deserted street, the visceral recoil from the scent of skin in a crowded elevator, and the paralyzing weight of a stranger's gaze—a lonesome quarantine imposed by the very species meant to be one's solace, revealing the predator one cannot escape is its own kind.
noun
- A profound fear of human beings, or of human society.“The affection is unlike anthropophobia, because this is characterized by dislike of men, and decided aversion to sexual intercourse.”