HOMOPHOBIA


Meaning of HOMOPHOBIA in English

/ ˌhɒməˈfəʊbiə; ˌhəʊm-; NAmE ˌhoʊməˈfoʊ-/ noun

[ U ] a strong dislike and fear of homosexual people

►  homo·pho·bic adjective

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WORD ORIGIN

1960s: from homosexual + -phobia (see phobia ).

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