English Explanatory Dictionary

homophobic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Exhibiting homophobia; characteristic of homophobes.
  2. Inconvenient, annoying, irritating.
  3. Having different colored eyes. Deliberate misspelling of heterochromic.
noun
  1. A homophobe.

Pronunciation

/ˈhəʊ.məˌfəʊ.bɪk/ /ˈhɒ.mə-/ /ˈhoʊ.məˌfoʊ.bɪk/ en-uk-homophobic.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-NaomiAmethyst-homophobic.wav

Word forms

homophobic more homophobic most homophobic homophobics

Etymology

From homo- (“homosexual”) + -phobic.

Synonyms

anti-gay

Related words

homophobe homophobia

Derived words

antihomophobic homophobically nonhomophobic
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