different between biphobic vs homophobic

English

Etymology

bi +? -phobic

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ba??fo?b?k/

Adjective

biphobic (comparative more biphobic, superlative most biphobic)

1. Relating to, characteristic of, or exhibiting biphobia.
   • 1985, Two Lives to Lead: Bisexuality in Men and Women, (eds. Fritz Klein & Timothy J. Wolf), Harrington Park Press (1985), ?ISBN, page 52:

     If counselors are homophobic or biphobic, they should refer clients facing those issues to a counselor who could be objective.

Quotations

• For more quotations using this term, see Citations:biphobic.

Synonyms

• antibisexual

English

Etymology

From homo (“homosexual”) +? -phobic.

Pronunciation

Adjective

homophobic (comparative more homophobic, superlative most homophobic)

1. Relating to or characteristic of homophobia or homophobes.

   homophobic abuse

Related terms

• homophobe
• homophobia

Translations

Noun

homophobic (plural homophobics)

1. A homophobe.
   • 2007, William D. Gairdner, The War Against the Family

     If you say something negative about homosexuals, you will be labelled an intolerant "homophobic."

   • 2016, Ralph Erber, Maureen Erber, Intimate Relationships: Issues, Theories, and Research, Second Edition

     When placed in a situation that threatens to excite their repressed or latent sexual preferences, homophobics tend to react with panic, anger, and hostility as a means to avert or deny the threat (West, 1977).