Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Hatred, fear, aversion, or prejudice towards homosexuals.

    Homophobie, Homofeindlichkeit, Schwulenfeindlichkeit

    гомофо́бияgomofóbija

    гомофо́біяhomofóbija

    prejudice against (fear or dislike of) homosexual people and homosexuality

  2. (broadly, countable, uncountable)Hatred, fear, aversion, or prejudice towards LGBTQ people in general.

  3. (obsolete, uncountable)A pathological fear of mankind.

    Anthropophobie

Examples

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  1. It's a shame the way he internalizes homophobia.

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  2. Sexuality isn't private because homophobia makes it public.

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  3. Sexuality would be private if not for homophobia.

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  4. Racism and homophobia are still major problems in professional football.

    ruРасизм и гомофобия всё ещё являются основными проблемами в профессиональном футболе. — odexed

  5. Tom suffers from homophobia.

    ruТом страдает гомофобией. — Selena777

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
fear, dislike, or hate of homosexuals:
Русский
By meaning 1
fear, dislike, or hate of homosexuals:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
fear, dislike, or hate of homosexuals:
pathological fear of mankind:

Origin

Latin homo (“man”) + -phobia (“fear”)

Latin homo (“man”) + -phobia (“fear”)

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