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gamophobia

/ˌɡæməˈfəʊbiə/noun

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विवाह से अत्यधिक डर, विवाह-भय

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    an extreme and unreasonable fear of marriage or of making a long-term commitment to a partner

    विवाह से अत्यधिक डर, विवाह-भय

    • His gamophobia made him cancel the engagement twice.
    • Some people's gamophobia comes from seeing unhappy marriages around them.
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An extreme fear of marriage is gamophobia, while a person who hates marriage is a misogamist.

विवाह के अत्यधिक डर को gamophobia और विवाह से घृणा करने वाले व्यक्ति को misogamist कहते हैं।