Homophobia Definition

hōmə-fōbē-ə
noun
Irrational hatred or fear of homosexuals or homosexuality.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Homophobia

Noun

Singular:
homophobia
Plural:
homophobias

Origin of Homophobia

  • homo (from homosexual) +‎ -phobia, coined in 1971 by George Weinberg in Society and the Healthy Homosexual.

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin homo (“man”) + phobia (“fear”)

    From Wiktionary

  • homo(sexual) –phobia

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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