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HOMOPHOBIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does homophobia mean?
• HOMOPHOBIA (noun)
The noun HOMOPHOBIA has 1 sense:
1. prejudice against (fear or dislike of) homosexual people and homosexuality
Familiarity information: HOMOPHOBIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Prejudice against (fear or dislike of) homosexual people and homosexuality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("homophobia" is a kind of...):
bias; preconception; prejudice (a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation)
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