Homophobia and Prejudice

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Homophobia noun - Prejudice against (fear or dislike of) homosexual people and homosexuality.

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Prejudice and homophobia are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prejudice" instead a noun "Homophobia".

Prejudice noun - An attitude that always favors one way of feeling or acting especially without considering any other possibilities.

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Homophobia and prejudice are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Homophobia" with "Prejudice", this nouns are similar.

Nearby Words: prejudiced, prejudicial, prejudicing

That said, homophobia has a linguistic staying power compared to other terms, which tend to be more obscure and often present pronunciation difficulties (try these on for size: "homoerotophobia", "homonegativity", "heteronormativity", "sexual prejudice" and "internalized sexual stigma").

Source: Useful Notes / Homophobia

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Prejudice and Homophobia. (2017). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/homophobia/prejudice

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