Homophobic

/ˈhəʊ.məˌfəʊ.bɪk/ · adjective

Meaning

Exhibiting homophobia; characteristic of homophobes..

Definitions by Sense

1. Exhibiting homophobia; characteristic of homophobes.
2. (LGBTQ slang, hyperbolic, humorous) Inconvenient, annoying, irritating.
3. (Internet slang, humorous) Having different colored eyes. Deliberate misspelling of heterochromic.
4. A homophobe.

Example Sentences

homophobic abuse

The nail bomber who killed three people and injured dozens of others in a terrifying campaign last spring told police he was a homophobic Nazi, and that he hoped the explosions would "set fire to the country and stir up a racial war", the Old Bailey heard yesterday.

My bus left right as I got to the station. It's so homophobic of the driver to not wait for me!

It's homophobic that I'm not cuddling my girlfriend right now.

both our algorithms are blessed with homophobic beauty 🥰😍

Painful as skid row life is for everyone, it becomes doubly so for the gay segment of the population. If you can for a moment visualize yourself living in a house with hundreds of homophobics you have the idea; and there are few closets where one can hide.

If you say something negative about homosexuals, you will be labelled an intolerant "homophobic."

When placed in a situation that threatens to excite their repressed or latent sexual preferences, homophobics tend to react with panic, anger, and hostility as a means to avert or deny the threat (West, 1977).

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Word Forms

• more homophobic
• most homophobic
• homophobics

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