Definition of transphobia
: irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against transgender or transsexual people We're also seeing historic levels of transphobia—discrimination, hate speech and violent, even fatal attacks on transgender women and men. — Terry O'Neill, The Huffington Post, 8 Sept. 2014
transphobic
\ˌtran(t)s-ˈfō-bik, ˌtranz-\ play adjective transphobic comments … people fleeing homophobic or transphobic persecution. — Mary O'Hara, The Guardian (London), 16 July 2014Read the Latest from M-W
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Origin and Etymology of transphobia
trans + -phobia (after homophobia)
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