Homophobia
WordNet
noun
(1) Prejudice against (fear or dislike of) homosexual people and homosexuality
WiktionaryText
Etymology
Latin homo-, man, + -phobia. homo-, sameness, + -phobia, fear- homo-, from homosexual, + -phobia; coined in 1971 by psychologist George Weinberg in his book Society and the Healthy Homosexual.
Noun
Usage notes
- Along with some other terms ending in -phobia, homophobia (in its extant sense) is often used of antipathy as well as fear.
Synonyms
fear of mankind
fear of homosexuality
- homoerotophobia