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acephobia en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /ˌeɪsˈfəʊbiə/

Etymology

From ace (“asexual”) + -phobia.

Meanings

  1. (neologism, uncountable) Fear, dislike, or hatred of asexual people and/or human asexuality.
    • One of the strongest examples of acephobia I've experienced in my life came from a relative. 2023, Michele Kirichanskaya, Ace Notes: Tips and Tricks on Existing in an Allo World, page 195:
    • It’s important to talk about asexuality because it’s often an overlooked sexual identity, and acephobia – discrimination against asexual people – is experienced by many asexual people. 2013, Lee Thomas, "LGBTQrazy: A is for…", The Brunswickan (University of New Brunswick), Volume 147, Issue 7, 17 October 2013, page 10
    • Overall, bias against asexuals remained strong even after allotting for social prejudice against single people, confirming that acephobia is distinct from singlism. 2022, Sherronda J. Brown, Refusing Compulsory Sexuality: A Black Asexual Lens on Our Sex-Obsessed Culture, page 26:

Deriveds

acephobic

Hypernyms

aphobia

Relateds

arophobia

Synonyms

acemisia

Translations (2)

fi ässäfobia (hate or fear of asexuality) · fi acefobia (hate or fear of asexuality)