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homophobia

/ˌhoʊ.məˈfoʊ.bi.ə/noun5 syllables

Homophobia means: prejudice against (fear or dislike of) homosexual people and homosexuality.

Synonyms for homophobia9

also used for homophobia

gay-hate, gaycism, gayphobia, heterosexism, homoerotophobia, homomisia, homophobism, LGBTphobia, LGBTQphobia

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What does homophobia mean?1

noun

1

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with homophobia?2

three syllables

phobia

five syllables

xenophobia
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Homophobia in a sentence

  • Racism and homophobia are still major problems in professional football.Vanilla
  • It's a shame the way he internalizes homophobia.shekitten
  • Sexuality isn't private because homophobia makes it public.shekitten
  • Sexuality would be private if not for homophobia.shekitten
  • Due to her boss's aggressive homophobia, Sara was too intimidated to bring her girlfriend to the office party.Vanilla
  • The US has a lot of homophobia.Amastan
  • Today is International Day Against Homophobia.unknown

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Forms of homophobia

as a noun

plural
homophobias