homophobicadj.n.
/ˌhəʊməˈfəʊbɪk/, /ˌhɒməˈfəʊbɪk/, U.S. /ˌhoʊməˈfoʊbɪk/ A. adj.
Relating to, characterized by, or exhibiting homophobia; hostile towards, prejudiced against, or (less commonly) fearful of homosexual people or homosexuality.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > hatred > [adjective] > having a hatred of someone or something > homophobic
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society > society and the community > social attitudes > [adjective] > discriminatory or inegalitarian > homophobic
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1971 Psychol. Rep. 29 1091 The 21 highest and 21 lowest scores were designated the Homophobic Group..and Non-homophobic Group..respectively.
1981 Observer 3 May 29/5 Rat-packs of homophobic punks..prowled gay neighbourhoods.
1986 City Limits 15 Jan. 7 A parents' rights group..began..leafletting the area with crude, homophobic literature.
2011 Independent 2 Nov. 18/1 Racist and homophobic attacks..are deemed hate crimes and attract increased sentences.
B. n.
A homophobic person; = homophobe n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > hatred > [noun] > one who hates > homophobe
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1971 Psychol. Rep. 29 1092 Homophobics said ‘yes’ significantly more often than Non-homophobics to the following statements: [etc.].
1985 Washington Post 15 Aug. b4/5 There's a tremendous amount of homophobia and some of the worst homophobics are gay people.
2016 Liverpool Echo (Nexis) 3 Nov. 29 Can't you teach some of the football supporters who live in the dark ages to start acting like human beings, instead of homophobics?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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