Meanings
nounhomoerotophobia (uncountable)
- uncountablehomophobia; antipathy towards homosexuals
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*sem-
- Proto-Indo-European*somHós
- Proto-Hellenic*homós
- Ancient Greekὁμός (homós)
- Germanhomo-
- Proto-Indo-European*sek-
- Proto-Indo-European*séks-u-s
- Proto-Italic*seksus
- Proto-Indo-European*sek-
- Proto-Indo-European*sékh₁yeti
- Proto-Italic*sekaō
- Latinsecō
- Latinsecāre?
- Latinsexus
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Latinsexuālis
- Germansexual
- Germanhomosexua
- Englishhomosexualbf.
- Englishhomo-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁rem-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁rém-e-tider.?
- Ancient Greekἐράω (eráō)
- Ancient Greekἔρως (érōs)
- Ancient Greekἐρωτῐκός (erōtĭkós)
- Latinerōticu
- Frenchérotique
- Englisherotic
- Englishhomoerotic
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰógʷos
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰógʷos
- Ancient Greekφόβος (phóbos)
- Englishhomoerotophobia
From homoerotic + -phobia.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
homoerotophobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homoerotophobia
MLA
“homoerotophobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homoerotophobia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “homoerotophobia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homoerotophobia.
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