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 ( def 1 ).

Other Words From

• het·er·o·pho·bic [het-er-, uh, -, foh, -bik] adjective noun

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.”

From New York Times