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acephobic

/ˌeɪsˈfəʊbɪk/

acephobic adjective: characteristic of or exhibiting acephobia.

Adjective

acephobic (comparative more acephobic, superlative most acephobic)

  1. (neologism) Characteristic of or exhibiting acephobia.
    • “Cold” and “emotionless” are simply acephobic and ignorant.2015 July 5, George Norman, “Reclaiming celibacy”, in The Yorker, University of York, page 16
    • The relationship between these two parts of me is underpinned by homophobic and acephobic assumptions.2017 February 3, “Plus”, in Varsity, page 18

Forms of acephobic

comparativemore acephobic
superlativemost acephobic

Origin of acephobic

From ace (“asexual”) + -phobic.

Words that rhyme with acephobic

Questions about acephobic

What does acephobic mean?
Acephobic means characteristic of or exhibiting acephobia.
What part of speech is acephobic?
Acephobic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce acephobic?
Acephobic is pronounced /ˌeɪsˈfəʊbɪk/.

Words near acephobic in the dictionary

  1. acephate
  2. acephenanthrene
  3. acephobe
  4. acephobes
  5. acephobia
  6. acephobic
  7. acepot
  8. acepots
  9. acepromacine
  10. acepromazine
  11. aceprometazine

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