heterophobia
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heterophobia
Where it comes from
From hetero- + -phobia.
noun
- The fear or resentment of what is different. Taguieff writes synonimically^([sic]) of racism and heterophobia (resentment of the different). […] Heterophobia seems to be a focused manifestation of a still wider phenomenon of anxiety aroused by the feeling that one has no control over the situation, […]
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The fear or resentment of heterosexuals or heterosexuality.
[…] a panel of teenagers of LGBT parents […] voiced concern about what they called "heterophobia"—they wished their parents weren't so negative and distrusting of straight people. Even suggesting that heterophobia exists for these children understandably evokes angry and skeptical responses because
Similar: heterophobism
- The fear or resentment of the opposite sex.
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noun fear or resentment of heterosexuals or heterosexuality
| Español | heterofobia |
|---|---|
| Português | heterofobia |
| Français | hétérophobie |
| Deutsch | Heterophobie |
| Italiano | eterofobia |
| Ελληνικά | ετεροφοβία eterofovía |
| العربية | رهاب الاختلاف |
Talk about this word "heterophobia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/heterophobia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. heterophobia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/heterophobia "heterophobia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/heterophobia.Cite this
@misc{heterophobia_2026,
title = {heterophobia},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/heterophobia},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
