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I've never gone around bashing homosexuals, and I am not homophobic.
Christopher Monckton

Meaning of "homophobic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HOMOPHOBIC

homophobic  [ˌhɒməˈfəʊbɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOMOPHOBIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Homophobic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HOMOPHOBIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

homophobic

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 homophobic in the English dictionary

The definition of homophobic in the dictionary is feeling, or inspired by a strong and unreasonable dislike of homosexual people.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOMOPHOBIC


acrophobic
ˌækrəˈfəʊbɪk
aerophobic
ˌɛərəˈfəʊbɪk
agoraphobic
ˌæɡərəˈfəʊbɪk
anthropophobic
ˌænθrəpəˈfəʊbɪk
aquaphobic
ˌækwəˈfəʊbɪk
astraphobic
ˌæstrəˈfəʊbɪk
astrophobic
ˌæstrəˈfəʊbɪk
claustrophobic
ˌklɔːstrəˈfəʊbɪk
hydrophobic
ˌhaɪdrəˈfəʊbɪk
Islamophobic
ˌɪzlɑːməˈfəʊbɪk
lyophobic
ˌlaɪəʊˈfəʊbɪk
monophobic
ˌmɒnəʊˈfəʊbɪk
necrophobic
ˌnɛkrəʊˈfəʊbɪk
nyctophobic
ˌnɪktəˈfəʊbɪk
ochlophobic
ˌɒkləˈfəʊbɪk
phobic
ˈfəʊbɪk
photophobic
ˌfəʊtəʊˈfəʊbɪk
Russophobic
ˌrʌsəʊˈfəʊbɪk
technophobic
ˌteknəʊˈfəʊbɪk
xenophobic
ˌzɛnəˈfəʊbɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOMOPHOBIC

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOMOPHOBIC

aerobic
ailourophobic
ailurophobic
anaerobic
anglophobic
batrachophobic
computerphobic
cyberphobic
dysmorphophobic
eleutherophobic
Europhobic
gynophobic
heliophobic
Negrophobic
neophobic
pyrophobic
saprobic
taphephobic
triskaidekaphobic
zelophobic

Synonyms and antonyms of homophobic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «homophobic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOMOPHOBIC

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

Translator English - Chinese

同性恋
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

homofóbico
570 millions of speakers

English

homophobic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

homophobic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخوف من المثليين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гомофоб
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

homofóbico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সমাকামভীত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

homophobe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Homophobic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

homophobe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

同性愛嫌悪症の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

동성애
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Homophobic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đồng bóng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஹோமோபோபிக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

समलैंगिकतावादी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

homofobik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

omofobico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

homofobiczne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гомофоб
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

homofobe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ομοφοβική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

homofoob
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

homofobiska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

homofobe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of homophobic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOMOPHOBIC»

The term «homophobic» is very widely used and occupies the 22.271 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOMOPHOBIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «homophobic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «homophobic» 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 homophobic

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10 QUOTES WITH «HOMOPHOBIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word homophobic.
1
Clare Balding
I get a lot of abuse on Twitter. It's mostly homophobic, but what can you do? I just either ignore it or laugh.
2
Sonny Bono
I'm not homophobic, I'm not a bigot, I'm not pandering to hatred.
3
Scott Fujita
I think for far too long there was this perception, or I guess I would call it a misperception, that our locker rooms in the NFL are extremely homophobic, and that could not be further from the truth.
4
Charles King
You can fill this table up with people who are racist, homophobic, Satanist worshippers, sexist and we can be arguing but if you put on a song, I guarantee that people will stop and listen and that's what I love about music, it can bring people together.
5
Lance Loud
Gay culture is surviving and thriving. Some activists believe the recent rise in homophobic violence might be a gauge of the success of positive gay images.
6
Alex Meraz
I'm not homophobic.
7
Dennis Miller
The radical right is so homophobic that they're blaming global warming on the AIDS quilt.
8
Christopher Monckton
I've never gone around bashing homosexuals, and I am not homophobic.
9
Rupert Murdoch
I'm considered homophobic and crazy about these things and old fashioned. But I think that the family - father, mother, children - is fundamental to our civilisation.
10
Carl Paladino
I'm not a homophobic.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOMOPHOBIC»

Discover the use of homophobic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to homophobic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Homophobic Bullying: Research and Theoretical Perspectives
Ultimately, this book reflects the research journey of its author and the development of a substantive world-wide body of evidence charting the challenges faced by those who are or are simply labeled lesbian, gay, or bisexual.
Ian Rivers, 2011
2
Homophobic Violence
This book originates from the Australian Institute of Criminology.
Gail Mason, Stephen Tomsen, 1997
3
Racial Ethnic and Homophobic Violence: Killing in the Name ...
With contributions by internationally recognized specialists, this book, a perfect complement to courses in criminology and hate crime, provides a key resource for understanding how racism and homophobia work to produce violence.
Michel Prum, Bénédicte Deschamps, Marie-Claude Barbier, 2012
4
Pink Blood: Homophobic Violence In Canada
Pink Blood is the first book to analyze homophobic violence on a national scale.
Douglas Janoff, 2005
5
Ready to Answer: Why Homophobic Church Is an Oxymoron
"It's an abomination!" "They want to 'pick and choose' what parts of the Bible to obey!" "God created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve!"
Rev. Marilyn Bowens, 2011
6
And It Was Full of Light!: Finding the Courage to Overcome ...
Kyle Faulkner, the star quarterback at his Texas high school, finds Bobby Faulkner, the only openly gay student at school, badly beaten in the locker room shower.
Robert W. Littlefield, 2010
7
Speaking Out: Stopping Homophobic and Transphobic Abuse in ...
"Gives voice to the many victims who have suffered in the state once recognised as Australia's most homophobic.
Alan Berman, Shirleene Robinson, 2010
8
The Social Context of Prejudice: Peer Group Effects on ...
Individuals within the same peer group reported similar levels of homophobic and racist attitudes, and distinct differences existed across various college student peer groups. These findings were also quantified, as was the extent to which ...
Paul Poteat, 2008
9
In the Game: Gay Athletes and the Cult of Masculinity
If attitudes toward homosexuality can be changed, then it may be reasonable to expect to see a change in homophobic discourse as well. However, this greatly varied. Many athletes reported that their teammates continued to use homophobic ...
Eric Anderson, 2010
10
Queer Judgments: Homosexuality, Expression, and the Courts ...
The Symbolism of Homophobic Expression and Judicial Response This chapter examines instances of hateful, hurtful, or hostile expression directed against homosexuals, focusing on the judicial response to it and thus concentrating on ...
Bruce MacDougall, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOMOPHOBIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term homophobic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Russian men walk holding hands while hidden camera rcords …
Russian men walk holding hands while hidden camera rcords peoples' homophobic reactions. 53 minutes ago Daily Buzz · · · · · Content preferences ... «Yahoo News Canada, Jul 15»
2
Trainwreck's homophobia puts John Cena in a headlock | Out …
(Though this innuendo is also kinda homophobic.) Anyone who has seen Cena in the films The Marine and especially Mel Damski's Legendary ... «Out Magazine, Jul 15»
3
Morocco: Homophobic Response to Mob Attack | Human Rights Watch
(Rabat) – Moroccan officials should stop making homophobic comments in the wake of a mob attack on a man in Fez on June 29, 2015. «Human Rights Watch, Jul 15»
4
Former NI Health Minister denies homophobic comments · PinkNews
Jim Wells has a history of making homophobic comments (Photo by Paul McErlane/Getty Images). Former Northern Irish Health Minister Jim ... «PinkNews, Jul 15»
5
Dent County moves to cancel homophobic flag-flying protest of gay …
True, it made the rural Missouri county of about 15,600 people look like it was the home to elected officials holding homophobic views. «Kansas City Star, Jul 15»
6
Tasmanian man who distributed homophobic pamphlets fails to …
A Tasmanian man has failed to publicly apologise for distributing pamphlets in 2013 suggesting gay people are more likely to die of disease or ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
7
ATP, WTA Condemns Ukraine's Stakhovsky After Homophobic Rant …
Association of Tennis Professional and Women's Tennis Association scrutinized Sergiy Stakhovsky following his homophobic rants he ... «International Business Times AU, Jul 15»
8
Two men hold hands and walk through Moscow - the homophobic
It shows two guys walking through Moscow holding hands with a third walking in front with a hidden camera. Nikita, who carried the camera in ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
9
Coronation Street's gay vicar gets homophobic death threats
Coronation Street star Daniel Brocklebank has revealed that he receives hate mail and death threats for playing a gay vicar. The Shakespeare ... «PinkNews, Jul 15»
10
Martina Navratilova slams Ukranian tennis player over homophobic
Navratilova wrote back: 'what you said was homophobic- perhaps we can speak sometime in the future- thank you.' Stakhovsky wrote: 'we of ... «Gay Star News, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Homophobic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/homophobic>. Apr 2024 ».
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