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whorephobia

UK/ˌhɔːˈfəʊ.bi.ə/US/ˌhɔɹˈfoʊ.bi.ə/

whorephobia noun: hatred of sex workers.

Noun

whorephobia (uncountable)

  1. Hatred of sex workers.
    • However, to stop there, ignoring the manner in which whorephobia articulates with patriarchy, heterosexism, and homophobia, is to elide and, in turn, to misunderstand the subtle similarities and differences in the experiences of sex workers.2007, Kevin G. Barnhurst, Media Q, Media/Queered: Visibility and Its Discontents, page 178
    • Accusations of “whorephobia” are increasingly used to silence and deter any criticism of the sex trade whatsoever.2017 March 16, Julie Bindel, “‘Whorephobia’ isn’t a threat to feminism – but ignoring the abuse of women is”, in The Independent

Origin of whorephobia

From whore + -phobia.

Words that rhyme with whorephobia

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Questions about whorephobia

What does whorephobia mean?
Whorephobia means hatred of sex workers.
What part of speech is whorephobia?
Whorephobia is a noun.
How do you pronounce whorephobia?
Whorephobia is pronounced /ˌhɔːˈfəʊ.bi.ə/ (UK).

Words near whorephobia in the dictionary

  1. whoremongery
  2. whoremonging
  3. whorenalist
  4. whorenalists
  5. whorendous
  6. whorephobia
  7. whorephobic
  8. whorer
  9. whorers
  10. whores
  11. whores after

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