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homophobia

noun ho·mo·pho·bia \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

Other Psychology Terms

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

Rhymes with HOMOPHOBIA

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

noun ho·mo·pho·bia \ˌhō-mə-ˈfō-bē-ə\

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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