Femmephobia
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Dislike of, or hostility towards, women and/or individuals who present as feminine (femmes). uncountable
"Femmephobia is perhaps a more fitting description of Adolph's anxieties — he has a fear rather than a hatred of Frenchwomen."
- 2 Dislike of, or hostility towards, stereotypically effeminate gay men, especially within the gay community. uncountable
"Indeed, the existence of what has been labelled homophobia, I argue, may be more correctly analysed as a kind of "femmephobia", where same-sex relationships, particularly those between two men, are viewed as having the power to feminize men."
Example
More examples"Femmephobia is perhaps a more fitting description of Adolph's anxieties — he has a fear rather than a hatred of Frenchwomen."
Etymology
From femme + -phobia.
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