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

Homophobia Sentence Examples

  • Mark If homophobia is a sign of closet homosexuality, is arachnophobia a sign of being a spider in a closet homosexuality, is arachnophobia a sign of being a spider in a closet?

  • However, given its own rampant homophobia, we don't hold out much hope, Mr. Broadhead concluded.

  • One of the two young men clearly had a huge struggle with internalized homophobia.

  • Concern in Europe was so great that the European Parliament passed a resolution on January 18, 2006 condemning homophobia.

  • I doubt that our visitors were aware of the extent to which homophobia remained rampant.

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Words Starting With

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Words Ending With

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