Meanings
aphobia1
- uncountableFearlessness or lack of fear.
I find joy and meaning in my life when I embrace life with aphobia.
2014, Alex Pattakos, The OPA! Way: Finding Joy & Meaning in Everyday Life & Work, page 2082 more examples
Similar ones occurring daily in a large metropolis like ours, where aphobia for operations walks extant and can be easily acquired.
1898 August, Chas. J. Proben, “New York Letter”, in Atlanta Medical and Surgical Journal, volume 15, number 7, page 457Put the body into a state of aphobia, fearlessness, the Spartans believe, and the mind will follow.
1998, Steven Pressfield, Gates of Fire, page 78
aphobia2
- neologismuncountableFear, dislike, or hatred of asexual and/or aromantic people.
If you can recognize the mircoagressions we've discussed here and their variants in the world, you can spot aphobia.
2023, Cody Daigle-Orians, I Am Ace: Advice on Living Your Best Asexual Life, page 2082 more examples
Where aphobia goes wrong is that it assumes that some ace people 'pass' as straight, and therefore experience no discrimination.
2017, Ariel Scott, “Stop Saying It's Asexual Because That's Not What It Means”, in ShOUT Zine, page 12This should've been the moment I shucked off the last fetter of my internalised aphobia and claimed my asexuality as my own.
2022 August 16, Carmelia Argani, “Am I actually asexual, or is everyone else obsessed with sex?”, in Honi Soit, University of Sydney, page 14
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aphobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aphobia
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