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Homophobia is the name of the phobia relating to the fear of homosexuality or becoming gay; however, the term is used more often to refer to bigotry against gay people.
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What is the Greek root of Homophobia?
The Greek root of "homophobia" is "homo," which means "same" or "alike," and "phobia," which refers to an irrational fear. Homophobia is the fear or hatred of homosexuals or homosexuality.
What is the name of the phobia for fear of mice?
Phobias are irrational fears. Many of them do not have a reason, such as the fear of spiders, or even sillier - plastic wrap, open spaces, dolls, or homosexuality.
How did you get the word homophobic?
The term homophobic is derived from homosexuality phobia, meaning fear of homosexuality. It has been widely used to refer to anti-gay prejudice, although it is not necessarily true that all anti-gay sentiment is based on fear.
What exaggerated fear of a specific situation?
The irrational fear is called a phobia; the experience or object that triggers a phobia could be called a phobic experience or object.
Is homophobia bad?
Technically, homophobia is a phobia -- an unreasonable fear, in this case of homosexuals. Any phobia is "bad" in the sense that it hurts the person with the phobia. It can also cause that person to hurt others. In casual use, "homophobia" is used to refer to anyone who is opposed to homosexuality for any reason. The most common reasons are fear and ignorance. Generally speaking, attitudes based on fear and ignorance are unhealthy for us.
What phobia is the fear of crickets?
the only phobia of the fear of crickets is crickephobia
What phobia is the fear of blueberries?
Bebuphobia...that is the fear or phobia of blueberries.
What is the definition of phobia?
To have a phobia is to have a fear.
What is mud phobia?
Mud Phobia is the phobia (fear) of mud. Its called mysophobia, myso meaning mud and phobia meaning fear.
What phobia is the fear of failing?
Atychiphobia (kakorrhaphiophobia, fear of failure, fear of failing, failure phobia).
What is the phobia of Allah?
Theophobia- the irrational fear of a god or deity. Remember its only a phobia if its an "irrational" fear, a normal healthy fear is not a phobia.
What phobia means fear of immigrants?
There is no medical term or phobia name for the fear of immigrants.However a similar phobia called Xenophobia is the fear of foreigners.
