homophobia

Meanings

Noun

prejudice against (fear or dislike of) homosexual people and homosexuality
Hatred, fear, dislike of, or prejudice against homosexuals, or LGBTQ people in general.
Deliberate misspelling of heterochromia.
A pathological fear of mankind.

Origin / Etymology

From homo- (“from homosexual”) + -phobia. Coined by American psychologist George Weinberg in 1971 in Society and the Healthy Homosexual.

Synonyms

anthropophobia, gay-hate, gaycism, gayphobia, heterosexism, homoerotophobia, homomisia, homophobism

Antonyms

homomania

Scrabble Score: 22

homophobia is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
homophobia is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
homophobia is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 23

homophobia is a valid Words With Friends word