homophobe

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Scrabble points
21
Words With Friends
22
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈhəʊ.məˌfəʊb/
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/ˈhəʊ.məˌfəʊb/ · /ˈhɒ.mə-/ · /ˈhoʊ.məˌfoʊb/

Definition of homophobe

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. One who is prejudiced against homosexual people, or LGBTQ people in general; one who exhibits homophobia.
    “That one can love another of the same gender, that is what the homophobe really cannot stand.”
    “If you're against gay marriage, just be honest, put a scarlet 'H' on your shirt, and say, "I am a homophobe!"”
    “To me, Ennis stands for the conservative side of America. He's the biggest homophobe in the whole movie — culturally and psychologically — but by the time he admits his feelings, it's too late.”
    “Narrators demonstrated resistance coping techniques through direct confrontation with aggressors, such as racists, sexists, homophobes, elitists, and misogynoirists.”
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noun

  1. One who is prejudiced against homosexual people, or LGBTQ people in general; one who exhibits homophobia.
    “That one can love another of the same gender, that is what the homophobe really cannot stand.”
    “If you're against gay marriage, just be honest, put a scarlet 'H' on your shirt, and say, "I am a homophobe!"”
    “To me, Ennis stands for the conservative side of America. He's the biggest homophobe in the whole movie — culturally and psychologically — but by the time he admits his feelings, it's too late.”
    “Narrators demonstrated resistance coping techniques through direct confrontation with aggressors, such as racists, sexists, homophobes, elitists, and misogynoirists.”
  2. A person who fears sameness.
  3. A person who fears men.

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Etymology

Back-formation from homophobia, equivalent to homo- + -phobe (notice in Greek it would refer to a self-hater).

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