binegative

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adjective

Negative towards bisexuality; biphobic.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

adjectivebinegative (comparative more binegative, superlative most binegative)

comparative more binegative · superlative most binegative

  1. Negative towards bisexuality; biphobic.

    The epistemic erasure of bisexuality manages to uphold binegative attitudes and beliefs, which in turn can unwittingly be internalised by bisexual ...

    2020, Emiel Maliepaard, Renate Baumgartner, Bisexuality in Europe: Sexual Citizenship, Romantic Relationships, and Bi+ Identities, Routledge, →ISBN
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    As the binegative myths suggest, there are specific experiences unique to bisexuality and bisexual individuals. While bisexuals may experience forms of homonegativity, they also are […]

    2018, Vikki Krane, Sex, Gender, and Sexuality in Sport: Queer Inquiries, Routledge, →ISBN

    Practitioners may need to help bisexual clients to recognize their typical response patterns to strong emotions, anticipate and manage triggers, […] Practitioners might similarly employ stress inoculation strategies wherein clients visualize binegative situations—such as being subtly invalidated […]

    2019, John E. Pachankis, Steven A. Safren, Handbook of Evidence-Based Mental Health Practice with Sexual and Gender Minorities, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 157

Origin

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APA

binegative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/binegative

MLA

“binegative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/binegative. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “binegative,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/binegative.

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