Acephobia

//ˌeɪsˈfəʊbiə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Fear, dislike, or hatred of asexual people and/or human asexuality. neologism, uncountable

    "It’s important to talk about asexuality because it’s often an overlooked sexual identity, and acephobia – discrimination against asexual people – is experienced by many asexual people."

Synonyms

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acemisia

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"It’s important to talk about asexuality because it’s often an overlooked sexual identity, and acephobia – discrimination against asexual people – is experienced by many asexual people."

Etymology

From ace (“asexual”) + -phobia.

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