English

Etymology

1. obsolete Latin homo-, man, + -phobia.
2. archaic homo-, sameness, + -phobia, fear
3. homo-, from homosexual, + -phobia; coined in 1971 by psychologist w:George Weinberg (psychologist)|George Weinberg in his book Society and the Healthy Homosexual.

Pronunciation
IPA|[�h�m��f��bi��], [�h��m��f��bi��]
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��bi�|-��bi�

Noun
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1. rfv-sense obsolete A pathological fear of mankind.
2. rfv-sense archaic fear|Fear of sameness
3. Antipathy towards homosexuals.

Usage notes
Along with some other terms ending in -phobia, homophobia (in its extant sense) refers to an antipathy rather than a fear, although it can be said that homophobia is motivated by fear.

Synonyms
homoerotophobia

Derived terms
internalised homophobia

Related terms
homophobe
homophobic

Translations
trans-top|(obsolete) a pathological fear of mankind
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trans-top|(archaic) fear of sameness
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trans-top|antipathy towards homosexuals
Finnish: homofobia, homokammo (colloquial)
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ttbc|French: homophobie f
ttbc|German: Homophobie
ttbc|Japanese: ������
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ttbc|Polish: homofobia#Polish|homofobia
ttbc|Portuguese: homofobia#Portuguese|homofobia f
ttbc|Spanish: homofobia#Spanish|homofobia f
ttbc|Swedish: homofobi
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See also
misanthropy
androphobia
gynophobia
heterosexism
w:homophobia|Wikipedia article on homophobia

Category:Phobias

fr:homophobia

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