lesbophobe

les·bo·phobe
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UK/ˈlɛz.bəˌfəʊb/US/ˈlɛz.bəˌfoʊb/

noun

One who hates or has a negative perception of lesbians.

Opposite
Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounlesbophobe (plural lesbophobes)

plural lesbophobes

  1. One who hates or has a negative perception of lesbians.

    Lesbophobes disown all interest not only in lesbians themselves but also in lesbian films, plays, and novels.

    1972, Natalie Gittelson, The Erotic Life of the American Wife, Delacorte Press, published 1972, page 222
    2 more examples

    […] and because most men, being to some degree misogynists or lesbophobes or both, dislike me and other wimmin.

    1994, Joyce Trebilcot, Dyke Ideas: Process, Politics, Daily Life, State University of New York Press, published 1994, →ISBN, page 129

    Much as I hate to admit it, that notorious theoretical lesbophobe, Julia Kristeva, may have been right when she asserted in her 1980 article, […]

    1997, Kathleen Martindale, Un/Popular Culture: Lesbian Writing After the Sex Wars, State University of New York Press, published 1997, →ISBN, page 76

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite

Origin

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APA

lesbophobe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lesbophobe

MLA

“lesbophobe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lesbophobe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lesbophobe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lesbophobe.

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