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You know, people do call it homophobia, and even that term alone is interesting to me. Because I don't even know how they call it homophobia, because that's a fear of the same. It's more heterophobia. It's a fear of something different from yourself.
Scott Fujita

Meaning of "homophobia" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HOMOPHOBIA

From homo(sexual) + -phobia.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HOMOPHOBIA

homophobia  [ˌhəʊməʊˈfəʊbɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOMOPHOBIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Homophobia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HOMOPHOBIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

homophobia

Homophobia

Homophobia encompasses a range of negative attitudes and feelings toward homosexuality or people who are identified or perceived as being lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. It can be expressed as antipathy, contempt, prejudice, aversion, or hatred, may be based on irrational fear, and is sometimes related to religious beliefs. Homophobia is observable in critical and hostile behavior such as discrimination and violence on the basis of sexual orientations that are non-heterosexual. According to the 2010 Hate Crimes Statistics released by the FBI National Press Office, 19.3 percent of hate crimes across the United States "were motivated by a sexual orientation bias." Moreover, in a Southern Poverty Law Center 2010 Intelligence Report extrapolating data from fourteen years, which had complete data available at the time, of the FBI's national hate crime statistics found that LGBT people were "far more likely than any other minority group in the United States to be victimized by violent hate crime." Recognized types of homophobia include institutionalized homophobia, e.g.

Definition of homophobia in the English dictionary

The definition of homophobia in the dictionary is intense hatred or fear of homosexuals or homosexuality.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOMOPHOBIA


acrophobia
ˌækrəˈfəʊbɪə
aerophobia
ˌɛərəˈfəʊbɪə
agoraphobia
ˌæɡərəˈfəʊbɪə
arachnophobia
əˌræknəˈfəʊbɪə
claustrophobia
ˌklɔːstrəˈfəʊbɪə
emetophobia
ɪˌmetəˈfəʊbɪə
erythrophobia
ɪˌrɪθrəʊˈfəʊbɪə
hydrophobia
ˌhaɪdrəˈfəʊbɪə
Islamophobia
ˌɪzlɑːməˈfəʊbɪə
monophobia
ˌmɒnəʊˈfəʊbɪə
neophobia
ˌniːəʊˈfəʊbɪə
nomophobia
ˌnəʊməʊˈfəʊbɪə
nyctophobia
ˌnɪktəʊˈfəʊbɪə
phobia
ˈfəʊbɪə
phonophobia
ˌfəʊnəʊˈfəʊbɪə
photophobia
ˌfəʊtəʊˈfəʊbɪə
scopophobia
ˌskɒpəˈfəʊbɪə
technophobia
ˌtɛknəʊˈfəʊbɪə
triskaidekaphobia
ˌtrɪskaɪˌdɛkəˈfəʊbɪə
xenophobia
ˌzɛnəˈfəʊbɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOMOPHOBIA

homophile
homophobe
homophobic
homophone
homophonic
homophonically
homophonous
homophony
homophyllic
homophyly
homoplasmy
homoplastic
homoplastically
homoplasty
homoplasy
homopolar
homopolarity
homopolymer
homopolymeric
homopteran

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOMOPHOBIA

aichmophobia
ailurophobia
algophobia
anglophobia
anthropophobia
aquaphobia
astraphobia
autophobia
gynophobia
mysophobia
necrophobia
ornithophobia
panophobia
pyrophobia
Russophobia
school phobia
sitophobia
social phobia
thanatophobia
Zenobia
zoophobia

Synonyms and antonyms of homophobia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «homophobia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOMOPHOBIA

Find out the translation of homophobia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of homophobia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «homophobia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

同性恋恐惧症
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

homofobia
570 millions of speakers

English

homophobia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

होमोफोबिया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجنسية المثلية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гомофобия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

homofobia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সমকামীতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´homophobie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Homophobia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Homophobie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

同性愛嫌悪
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

동성애 공포증
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Homophobia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chứng sợ đồng tính
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஓரினச்சேர்க்கை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

होमोफोबिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

homofobi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

omofobia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

homofobia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гомофобія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

homofobia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ομοφοβία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

homofobie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

homofobi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

homofobi
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of homophobia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOMOPHOBIA»

The term «homophobia» is very widely used and occupies the 17.865 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOMOPHOBIA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «homophobia» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «homophobia» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about homophobia

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10 QUOTES WITH «HOMOPHOBIA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word homophobia.
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Sandra Bullock
Racism, anti-Semitism, homophobia, sexism, anything Nazi and a boatload of other things have no place in my life.
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Judith Butler
I think we won't be able to understand the operations of trans-phobia, homophobia, if we don't understand how certain kinds of links are forged between gender and sexuality in the minds of those who want masculinity to be absolutely separate from femininity and heterosexuality to be absolutely separate from homosexuality.
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Rupert Everett
There's still a tremendous amount of homophobia in our culture. It's regrettable, it's stupid, it's heartless, and it's immoral, but there it is.
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Matthew Fox
Evil is the shadow of angel. Just as there are angels of light, support, guidance, healing and defense, so we have experiences of shadow angels. And we have names for them: racism, sexism, homophobia are all demons - but they're not out there.
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Scott Fujita
You know, people do call it homophobia, and even that term alone is interesting to me. Because I don't even know how they call it homophobia, because that's a fear of the same. It's more heterophobia. It's a fear of something different from yourself.
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Henry Louis Gates
I think that the roots of racism have always been economic, and I think people are desperate and scared. And when you're desperate and scared you scapegoat people. It exacerbates latent tendencies toward - well, toward racism or homophobia or anti-Semitism.
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Coretta Scott King
Homophobia is like racism and anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry in that it seeks to dehumanize a large group of people, to deny their humanity, their dignity and personhood.
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Bill Maher
If you belonged to a political party or a social club that was tied to as much bigotry, misogyny, homophobia, violence, and sheer ignorance as religion is, you'd resign in protest.
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Zak Orth
Homophobia is manufactured in high schools, so it's probably useful to keep in mind that it really does bother people.
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Pauley Perrette
I grew up in the Deep South, where sexism, racism, and homophobia were and still are alive and well. I have early, early memories of words and actions of this type being very painful.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOMOPHOBIA»

Discover the use of homophobia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to homophobia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Homophobia: An Australian History
The collected chapters in this book argue that homophobia developed in conjunction with the growth of a modern homosexual identity in the second half of the nineteenth century.
Shirleene Robinson, 2008
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Homophobia: A History
The first comprehensive history of homophobia-from ancient Athens to the halls of Congress-this bold, original work is certain to become a classic.
Byrne Fone, 2001
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Homophobia: An Overview
The largest collection of articles on homophobia published to date, this volume does much to expand the concept of homophobia as well as to discuss related research.
John P. De Cecco, 1984
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Homophobia: how we all pay the price
"This invaluable collection of essays makes forcefully clear that homophobia stunts the hater even as it oppresses the hated.
Warren J. Blumenfeld, 1992
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Overcoming Heterosexism and Homophobia: Strategies that Work
In this carefully crafted volume, Michael Kort describes the wartime circumstances and thinking that form the context for the decision to use these weapons, surveys the major debates related to that decision, and provides a comprehensive ...
James Thomas Sears, Walter L. Williams, 1997
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Ties That Bind: Familial Homophobia and Its Consequences
In the same way that Susan Brownmiller’s Against Our Will transformed our understanding of rape by moving the stigma from the victim to the perpetrator, Schulman’s Ties That Bind calls on us to recognize familial homophobia.
Sarah Schulman, 2013
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Homophobia: The State of Sexual Bigotry Today
This is an update of Kantor's groundbreaking book, now focused on the state of sexual bigotry as we enter the new millennium.
Martin Kantor, 2009
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Combatting Homophobia: Experiences and Analyses Pertinent to ...
In this book, education practitioners working with youth and researchers - from social, political, and educational sciences, as well as theology and philosophy - raise awareness of the wide spectrum of homophobia and offer solutions to the ...
Michael Groneberg, Christian Funke, 2011
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Addressing Homophobia and Heterosexism on College Campuses
This book presents an integrated approach toward changing attitudes about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) students, faculty, and staff on contemporary college campuses.
Elizabeth Cramer, 2014
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The Declining Significance of Homophobia: How Teenage Boys ...
Drawing on fieldwork and interviews of young men in three British high schools, Dr. Mark McCormack shows how heterosexual male students are inclusive of their gay peers and proud of their pro-gay attitudes.
Mark McCormack, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOMOPHOBIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term homophobia is used in the context of the following news items.
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Trainwreck's homophobia puts John Cena in a headlock | Out …
This Is Cenarama. John Cena in Trainwreck starring Amy Schumer. Trainwreck's homophobia puts John Cena in a headlock. By Armond White. «Out Magazine, Jul 15»
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The Supreme Court Didn't Cure Republicans of Homophobia | The …
The Supreme Court Didn't Cure Republicans of Homophobia. Scott Walker believes that Boy Scouts need to be "protected" from gay people ... «The New Republic, Jul 15»
3
Fear of stigma and homophobia keeps gay people off treatment
The fear of stigma and homophobia can also keep them from seeking care. And many are afraid to disclose their sexual or gender identity to ... «The Standard Digital News, Jul 15»
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Gaily Observer: Russian homophobia documented | Gay leaders …
Russian homophobia documented on film. A VIDEO staged as a social experiment for ChebuRussiaTV featuring two straight men holding ... «Star Observer, Jul 15»
5
Reggae festival vows to block singers' homophobia
They [made] an acknowledgement of homophobia in all cultures in society and in arts that reflect those cultures and that reggae is about ... «Erasing 76 Crimes, Jul 15»
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Homophobia” in the Bible – What to do about it? VBS #2
Editor's Note: “Andy” is an active, nonbelieving UCC pastor who leads a very liberal congregation. In his Vacation Bible School lesson, ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
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Does London have a homophobia problem within the gay community?
Gay men's homophobia may sound oxymoronic, but it's increasingly apparent in a culture that prizes masculinity and derides campness. «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
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Police Lieutenant's Homophobia Revealed in Antigay Letter
Police Lieutenant's Homophobia Revealed in Antigay Letter. Lt. Toby Will of Stockton, Calif., says homosexuality is 'vile and sinful' and will ... «Advocate.com, Jul 15»
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Nairobi Gay Couple Evicted as Kenyan Homophobia Ramps Up
A Kenyan gay rights activist, Denis Nzioka, said Kenyan homophobia ramps up whenever gay issues are in the news, such as the U.S. ... «Advocate.com, Jul 15»
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Cleveland Firefighter Investigated for Homophobia Toward Gay Kid …
Members of the public have expressed skepticism that it's possible for Estergall to leave his homophobia at the door, notes the Plain Dealer. «Advocate.com, Jul 15»

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