heterophobia

[het-er-uh-foh-bee-uh]

noun

1. an aversion or hostility to, disdain for, or fear of heterosexuality or heterosexual people.

2. xenophobia.

Other Word Forms

• heterophobic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of heterophobia¹

First recorded in 1970–75; hetero- ( def. ) + -phobia ( def. )

Example Sentences

Say No to heterophobia!” and “. .for rights of all homeowners, gays included, to rent or not rent rooms to whomsoever they wish.”

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