Pedophile-phobia

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of pedophilophobia. alt-of, alternative, uncountable

    "Thanks for posting this, it pretty much confirms my perceptions. I've been surprised by the amount of venom on this NG [newsgroup] toward Paula Poundstone. Is it knee jerk pedophile-phobia, homophobia or Celebrity-o-phobia?"

Synonyms

All synonyms
pedophobia

Example

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"Thanks for posting this, it pretty much confirms my perceptions. I've been surprised by the amount of venom on this NG [newsgroup] toward Paula Poundstone. Is it knee jerk pedophile-phobia, homophobia or Celebrity-o-phobia?"

Etymology

From pedophile + -phobia.

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