homophobia
Hatred, fear, aversion, or prejudice towards homosexualsHatred, fear, aversion, or prejudice towards homosexuals.
» It's a shame the way he internalizes homophobia.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)Hatred, fear, aversion, or prejudice towards homosexuals.
Homophobie, Homofeindlichkeit, Schwulenfeindlichkeit
гомофо́бияgomofóbija
гомофо́біяhomofóbija
prejudice against (fear or dislike of) homosexual people and homosexuality
(broadly, countable, uncountable)Hatred, fear, aversion, or prejudice towards LGBTQ people in general.
(obsolete, uncountable)A pathological fear of mankind.
Anthropophobie
Examples
12 sentencesIt's a shame the way he internalizes homophobia.
Sexuality isn't private because homophobia makes it public.
Sexuality would be private if not for homophobia.
Racism and homophobia are still major problems in professional football.
ruРасизм и гомофобия всё ещё являются основными проблемами в профессиональном футболе. — odexed
Tom suffers from homophobia.
ruТом страдает гомофобией. — Selena777
Translations
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Origin
Latin homo (“man”) + -phobia (“fear”)Latin homo (“man”) + -phobia (“fear”)
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Forms
plural: homophobias| Singular | homophobia |
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Synonyms
11 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable