encompasses a range of negative attitudes and feelings toward homosexuality or people who are identified or perceived as being lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. It can be expressed as antipathy, contempt, prejudice, aversion, or hatred, and may be... (38 of 5377 words, 5 images)
a person who has a strong and unreasonable dislike of homosexual people | intense hatred or fear of homosexuals or homosexuality (20 of 379 words, 2 definitions, 5 usage examples, pronunciations)
A person who fears sameness or men. | A person who is opposed to homosexuals and homosexuality. (16 of 84 words, 2 definitions, 3 usage examples, pronunciation)
an extreme and irrational aversion to homosexuality and homosexual people (10 of 29 words, pronunciations)
Fear of or contempt for lesbians and gay men. | Behavior based on such a feeling. (15 of 25 words, 2 definitions, pronunciation)
a person characterized by homophobia (5 of 22 words, pronunciation)
irrational hatred or fear of homosexuals or homosexuality (8 of 20 words, pronunciations)
a person who fears or hates homosexuals and homosexuality. (9 of 14 words, pronunciation)
a person who has strong, unreasonable beliefs and who thinks that anyone who does not have the same beliefs is wrong (21 of 61 words, 4 usage examples, pronunciations)
someone who is bigoted (4 of 29 words, pronunciation)
showing an irrational hatred, disapproval, or fear of homosexuality, gay and lesbian people, or their culture (16 of 35 words, pronunciations)
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First use: 20th century
Origin: from homo(sexual) + -phobia
Origin: Originally | Recent definition
Audio: North American pronunciation of "homophobe"
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