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heterophobia

American  
[het-er-uh-foh-bee-uh] / ˌhɛt ər əˈfoʊ bi ə /

noun

  1. an aversion or hostility to, disdain for, or fear of heterosexuality or heterosexual people.

  2. xenophobia.

Other Word Forms

  • heterophobic adjective

Etymology

Origin of heterophobia

First recorded in 1970–75; hetero- ( def. ) + -phobia ( def. )

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