acephobia en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˌeɪsˈfəʊbiə/
Etymology
From ace (“asexual”) + -phobia.
Meanings
-
(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 10Overall, 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
Hypernyms
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (2)
fi ässäfobia (hate or fear of asexuality) · fi acefobia (hate or fear of asexuality)