homophobe en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈhoʊ.məˌfoʊb/ (General-American)
- (UK) audio
- /ˈhɒ.mə-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈhəʊ.məˌfəʊb/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Back-formation from homophobia, equivalent to homo- + -phobe (notice in Greek it would refer to a self-hater).
Meanings
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One who is prejudiced against homosexual people, or LGBTQ people in general; one who exhibits homophobia.
That one can love another of the same gender, that is what the homophobe really cannot stand.
1997, Stephen Fry, Moab Is My Washpot: An Autobiography, London: Hutchinson, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OL:Narrators demonstrated resistance coping techniques through direct confrontation with aggressors, such as racists, sexists, homophobes, elitists, and misogynoirists.
2022 December 6, LeAnna T. Luney, “Like our foremothers survived: Self-education, direct confrontation, and humor as resistance coping in Black womxn and femme college student being”, in Frontiers in Education, volume 7, →DOI, page 10:If you're against gay marriage, just be honest, put a scarlet 'H' on your shirt, and say, "I am a homophobe!"
2001 April 23, Henry Rollins, Talk Is Cheap, Volume I, published 3 January 2003:To me, Ennis stands for the conservative side of America. He's the biggest homophobe in the whole movie — culturally and psychologically — but by the time he admits his feelings, it's too late.
2006, Robert Ordona, quoting Ang Lee, “"Brokeback Mountain" — as gay as it gets: An interview with Ang Lee”, in Gay.com, archived from the original on 19 May 2006:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| homophobes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
biphobe · gayphobe · transphobe · lesbophobe
Deriveds
homophobephobe · homophobophobe · homophobophobia
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Translations (35)
de Schwulenhasser (one who exhibits homophobia) · pl homofob (one who exhibits homophobia) · gl homófoba (one who exhibits homophobia) · es homofóbica (one who exhibits homophobia) · ru гомофо́б (one who exhibits homophobia) · de Homohasser (one who exhibits homophobia) · de Lesbenfeindin (one who exhibits homophobia) · pl homofobka (one who exhibits homophobia) · it omofobo (one who exhibits homophobia) · es homófobo (one who exhibits homophobia) · es homófoba (one who exhibits homophobia) · gl homófobo (one who exhibits homophobia) · fr homophobe (one who exhibits homophobia) · ca homòfob (one who exhibits homophobia) · de Schwulenhasserin (one who exhibits homophobia) · ca homòfoba (one who exhibits homophobia) · de Schwulenfeindin (one who exhibits homophobia) · ru геененави́стник (one who exhibits homophobia) · de Schwulengegner (one who exhibits homophobia) · sco homofeartie (one who exhibits homophobia) · nl homofoob (one who exhibits homophobia) · de Lesbenfeind (one who exhibits homophobia) · it omofoba (one who exhibits homophobia) · de Schwulengegnerin (one who exhibits homophobia) · pt homofóbica (one who exhibits homophobia) · ka ჰომოფობი (one who exhibits homophobia) · es homofóbico (one who exhibits homophobia) · sv homofob (one who exhibits homophobia) · pt homofóbico (one who exhibits homophobia) · pt homófoba (one who exhibits homophobia) · de Homophober (one who exhibits homophobia) · pt homófobo (one who exhibits homophobia) · de Homophobe (one who exhibits homophobia) · de Schwulenfeind (one who exhibits homophobia) · ru гомофо́бка (one who exhibits homophobia)