Definition of "homophobia"

homophobia¹

/ˌhɒ.məˈfəʊ.bi.ə/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural homophobias
1. Hatred, fear, dislike of, or prejudice against homosexuals.
  Quotations
  He lost his racism when he worked with a black man in Chicago. He lost his homophobia when he was befriended and looked after by his gay neighbors, a doctor and a nurse, in Little Rock.
  2005, Bill Clinton, My Life‎, volume II, New York: Vintage Books, pages 45–46
  1. Hatred, fear, dislike of, or prejudice against LGBTQ+ people in general.

homophobia²

/ˌhɒ.məˈfəʊ.bi.ə/

noun
uncountable
1. (obsolete, individual occurrences) A pathological fear of mankind.