homophobia

Meaning

Noun

Fear of, dislike of or prejudice against homosexuals.
A pathological fear of mankind.

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Origin

homo- (from homosexual) -phobia, coined in 1971 by George Weinberg in Society and the Healthy Homosexual.
Latin homo + -phobia

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