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gayphobia

Syllables: gay·pho·bia/ɡeɪˈfoʊbiə/

gayphobia noun: fear, dislike, or hatred of gay men.

Noun

gayphobia (uncountable)

  1. Fear, dislike, or hatred of gay men.
    • Homophobia concerns lesbians (lesbophobia), gay men (gayphobia), bisexual people (biphobia), and transgender people (transphobia).2010, Caroline S. Clauss-Ehlers, Encyclopedia of Cross-Cultural School Psychology, page 524
    • In fact, gayphobia occupied more media space than lesbophobia.2017, Kristina Schulz, The Women's Liberation Movement: Impacts and Outcomes, Berghahn Books, →ISBN, page 164
  2. (rare) Fear, dislike, or hatred of gay people in general.
    • A major problem LGBTQ people face is gayphobia or homophobia, the irrational “fear and hatred” of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people (Morrow, 2008, p. 79).2013, Karen K. Kirst-Ashman, Brooks/Cole Empowerment Series: Human Behavior in the Macro Social Environment, page 59
    Synonyms:
    homophobia

Synonyms of gayphobia

Antonyms

Origin of gayphobia

From gay + -phobia.

Questions about gayphobia

What does gayphobia mean?
Gayphobia means fear, dislike, or hatred of gay men.
What part of speech is gayphobia?
Gayphobia is a noun.
How do you pronounce gayphobia?
Gayphobia is pronounced /ɡeɪˈfoʊbiə/.

Words near gayphobia in the dictionary

  1. Gayogo̱hó:nǫˀ
  2. gayola
  3. Gayoso
  4. gayphobe
  5. gayphobes
  6. gayphobia
  7. gayphobic
  8. Gayreek
  9. Gayreeks
  10. Gayropa
  11. Gayrope

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