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aphobes

aphobes is the plural of aphobe.

Meaning of aphobe

Noun

aphobe (plural aphobes)

  1. (neologism) A person who fears or has a negative perception of asexual and/or aromantic people.
    • Aphobes argue that 'cishet aces', by which they mean 'cisgender heteromantic asexuals', 'cisgender aromantic heterosexuals' and 'cisgender aromantic asexuals', are not part of the queer community because they are 'straight passing'.2017, Ariel Scott, “Stop Saying It's Asexual Because That's Not What It Means”, in ShOUT Zine, page 11

Questions about aphobes

What is aphobes the plural of?
Aphobes is the plural of aphobe.

Words near aphobes in the dictionary

  1. aphlebia
  2. aphlebiae
  3. aphlebial
  4. aphlogistic
  5. aphobe
  6. aphobes
  7. aphobia
  8. aphodiid
  9. aphodiids
  10. aphodiine
  11. aphonia

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