acephobia

English

Etymology

From ace (“asexual”) +‎ -phobia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌeɪsˈfəʊbiə/
  • Rhymes: -əʊbiə
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

acephobia (uncountable)

  1. (neologism) Fear, dislike, or hatred of asexual people and/or human asexuality.
    Synonym: acemisia
    Hypernym: aphobia
    • 2013, Lee Thomas, "LGBTQrazy: A is for…", The Brunswickan (University of New Brunswick), Volume 147, Issue 7, 17 October 2013, page 10:
      It’s important to talk about asexuality because it’s often an overlooked sexual identity, and acephobia – discrimination against asexual people – is experienced by many asexual people.
    • 2022, Sherronda J. Brown, Refusing Compulsory Sexuality: A Black Asexual Lens on Our Sex-Obsessed Culture‎[1], page 26:
      Overall, bias against asexuals remained strong even after allotting for social prejudice against single people, confirming that acephobia is distinct from singlism.
    • 2023, Michele Kirichanskaya, Ace Notes: Tips and Tricks on Existing in an Allo World‎[2], page 195:
      One of the strongest examples of acephobia I've experienced in my life came from a relative.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:acephobia.

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