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homophobia


ho·mo·pho·bia

noun \ˌhō-mə-ˈfō-bē-ə\

Definition of HOMOPHOBIA

:  irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against homosexuality or homosexuals
— ho·mo·pho·bic \-ˈfō-bik\ adjective
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First Known Use of HOMOPHOBIA

1969

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fetish, hypochondria, intelligence, mania, narcissism, neurosis, pathological, psychosis, schadenfreude, subliminal

Rhymes with HOMOPHOBIA

acrophobia, aerophobia, agoraphobia, Anglophobia, claustrophobia, hydrophobia, negrophobia, photophobia, technophobia, xenophobia

ho·mo·pho·bia

noun \ˌhō-mə-ˈfō-bē-ə\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of HOMOPHOBIA

: irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against homosexuality or homosexuals
—ho·mo·phobe \ˈhō-mə-ˌfōb\ noun
—ho·mo·pho·bic \ˌhō-mə-ˈfō-bik\ adjective

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