Used in a Sentence

homophobic

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for homophobic.

Editorial note

Blood donation is not very efficient charity and the service is homophobic and (in the US) nationalistic (no the entirety of Europe doesn't have mad cow disease).

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Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

A homophobe.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of homophobic gathered in one view.

noun

A homophobe.

adjective

Exhibiting homophobia; characteristic of homophobes.

adjective

(LGBTQ slang, hyperbolic, humorous) Inconvenient, annoying, irritating.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for homophobic.

noun

A homophobe.

adjective

Exhibiting homophobia; characteristic of homophobes.

adjective

(LGBTQ slang, hyperbolic, humorous) Inconvenient, annoying, irritating.

adjective

(Internet slang, humorous) Having different colored eyes. Deliberate misspelling of heterochromic.

Example sentences

1

Blood donation is not very efficient charity and the service is homophobic and (in the US) nationalistic (no the entirety of Europe doesn't have mad cow disease).

2

In this country the same two hypothetical men would be considered homophobic by U.

3

We are not the aggressors, we are not the homophobic, antisemitic, anti-women criminal trash that terrorises public life.

4

There's the obvious ones: racist, homophobic and transphobic justification for example, but also less common, also harmful vapid justifications.

5

Is she not appropriating the sole victimhood at the hands of the KKK, which has also been racist against other races, anti-Catholic, and homophobic?

6

In the past he made racist and homophobic remarks and got shadowbanned.

7

Disability hate incidents (which aren't always crime and are not always about LD) are more common than homophobic hate incidents or religion based hate incidents.

8

My point is that, if one wishes, they can analyze any statement to be as sexist, racist, homophobic, etc...

9

I know lots of parents, and they really are homophobic in this way.

10

Having spent several years living with a self-confessed homophobic person, I saw their attitude turn around (70%) when they met my gay friends.

11

I was just responding to the (it-seemed-to-me) reflexive downvoting of your previous comment, possibly because people didn't realize that lots of parents are homophobic.

12

Even then it'll be attributed to an angry, homophobic God instead of human-caused climate change by those who can afford to be air-lifted to their new chateau high above sea level.

Quote examples

1

But "homophobic" does not mean hating/fearing those the same gender as yourself.

2

I have a really good possibility of getting fired from my job and being called "homophobic".

3

Totally clicked on it because I wanted to know what "Homophobic Encryption" was.

4

It has a fairly narrow definition now, but that will change, just like the words "racist", "sexist" and "homophobic".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use homophobic in a sentence?

Blood donation is not very efficient charity and the service is homophobic and (in the US) nationalistic (no the entirety of Europe doesn't have mad cow disease).

What does homophobic mean?

A homophobe.

What part of speech is homophobic?

homophobic is commonly used as noun, adjective.