homophobic

English

Etymology

From homo (“homosexual”) +‎ -phobic.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

homophobic (comparative more homophobic, superlative most homophobic)

Relating to or characteristic of homophobia or homophobes.
homophobic abuse

Related terms

Translations

characteristic of homophobia

Catalan: homòfob
French: homophobe (fr)
Galician: homófobo m, homófoba f
German: homophob (de)
Irish: homafóbach
Polish: homofobiczny

Portuguese: homofóbico (pt) m, homofóbica (pt) f, homófobo m, homófoba f
Russian: гомофо́бный (ru) (gomofóbnyj)
Scots: homofeart
Spanish: homofóbico (es) m, homofóbica f, homófobo m, homófoba f
Swedish: homofob (sv), homofobisk

Noun

homophobic (plural homophobics)

A homophobe.
- 2007, William D. Gairdner, The War Against the Family
  If you say something negative about homosexuals, you will be labelled an intolerant "homophobic."
- 2016, Ralph Erber, ‎Maureen Erber, Intimate Relationships: Issues, Theories, and Research, Second Edition
  When placed in a situation that threatens to excite their repressed or latent sexual preferences, homophobics tend to react with panic, anger, and hostility as a means to avert or deny the threat (West, 1977).

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