homophobia means Hatred, fear, aversion, or prejudice towards homosexuals. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 80 out of 100.
Why this word is great
HOMOPHOBIA — [Noun] An irrational fear, aversion, or prejudice directed toward homosexuals or LGBT+ persons. From homo- (short for homosexual) + -phobia (denoting an irrational fear or aversion). Coined by psychologist George Weinberg in 1971. Unlike heterosexism (which denotes a systemic, often unexamined bias favoring heterosexuality as the norm) or bigotry (a broader, obstinate intolerance), homophobia is the visceral, personal recoil—an allergy to difference that manifests as public cruelty. It is the cold silence that falls when a couple holds hands, the corrosive whisper that dismantles a reputation, and the violent slur hissed from a passing car—a social panic masquerading as a personal conviction, revealing less about its target than the fragility of the world it seeks to preserve.
noun
- Hatred, fear, aversion, or prejudice towards homosexuals.“He lost his racism when he worked with a black man in Chicago. He lost his homophobia when he was befriended and looked after by his gay neighbors, a doctor and a nurse, in Little Rock.”
- Hatred, fear, aversion, or prejudice towards LGBT+ persons in general.
- A pathological fear of mankind.