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conservaphobia

conservaphobia noun: aversion to political conservatives.

Noun

conservaphobia (uncountable)

  1. (informal, rare) Aversion to political conservatives.
    • Surprisingly, some Republican activists hail the findings as a step forward rather than as an invitation to more conservaphobia. They argue that since Republicans didn't "choose" their unwholesome life style any more than someone "chooses" to have a ski-jump nose, they shouldn't be denied civil...1993 July 26, Daniel Mendelsohn, “Republicans Can Be Cured!”, in The New York Times
    • I could buy Escape from NY as a slam on newly-elected President Reagan, but I agree the carrying of this same conservaphobia into the 1990s is ridiculous.1997, Eric Smith, “Escape from L.A.”, in alt.horror (Usenet)

Origin of conservaphobia

From conservative + -phobia.

Questions about conservaphobia

What does conservaphobia mean?
Conservaphobia means aversion to political conservatives.
What part of speech is conservaphobia?
Conservaphobia is a noun.

Words near conservaphobia in the dictionary

  1. conservancy
  2. conservant
  3. conservants
  4. Conservapedian
  5. Conservapedians
  6. conservaphobia
  7. conservatard
  8. conservatards
  9. conservatarian
  10. conservatarians
  11. conservate

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