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lesbophobe

Syllables: les·bo·phobeUK/ˈlɛz.bəˌfəʊb/US/ˈlɛz.bəˌfoʊb/

lesbophobe noun: one who hates or has a negative perception of lesbians.

Noun

lesbophobe (plural lesbophobes)

  1. One who hates or has a negative perception of lesbians.
    • Lesbophobes disown all interest not only in lesbians themselves but also in lesbian films, plays, and novels.1972, Natalie Gittelson, The Erotic Life of the American Wife, Delacorte Press, published 1972, page 222
    • […] and because most men, being to some degree misogynists or lesbophobes or both, dislike me and other wimmin.1994, Joyce Trebilcot, Dyke Ideas: Process, Politics, Daily Life, State University of New York Press, published 1994, →ISBN, page 129

Antonyms of lesbophobe

Forms of lesbophobe

plurallesbophobes

Origin of lesbophobe

From lesbo- + -phobe.

Questions about lesbophobe

What does lesbophobe mean?
Lesbophobe means one who hates or has a negative perception of lesbians.
What part of speech is lesbophobe?
Lesbophobe is a noun.
How do you pronounce lesbophobe?
Lesbophobe is pronounced /ˈlɛz.bəˌfəʊb/ (UK).
What is the plural of lesbophobe?
The plural of lesbophobe is lesbophobes.

Words near lesbophobe in the dictionary

  1. lesboism
  2. Lesbonian
  3. lesbophile
  4. lesbophiles
  5. lesbophilia
  6. lesbophobe
  7. lesbophobes
  8. lesbophobia
  9. lesbophobic
  10. lesbos
  11. lesbosexual

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