homophobic attitude
- noun
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actitud homofóbica
- Homophobic attitudes can lead to discrimination and exclusion of LGBTQ+ individuals.
- homophobic attitudes and behaviors
- homophobic attitudes toward lesbians
- homophobic attitudes toward gay
Examples
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Many young people are working to challenge homophobic attitudes in their communities.
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Bullying motivated by homophobic attitudes appears to be a particular problem within the larger challenge of creating safe schools.
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Lack of support also manifested as homophobic attitudes and assumptions on the part of family members.
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Their knowing you're gay might even change some people's subtly homophobic attitudes... this definitely happened to at least one of my friends.
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Homophobic attitudes are among the last utterable prejudices among adults.
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We can point to passages in the Bible that portray a homophobic attitude, but these passages do not define the Christian faith.
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Homophobic attitudes and behaviors appear to be interrelated with other forms of verbal and physical peer victimization.
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Because Annie and Liza are at first confused about their attraction, they try to disguise their identities and then endure homophobic attitudes once their orientation is revealed at the private school.
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Certain students might interpret these provocations differently and ascribe different meanings to these episodes based on their experiences, their own homophobic attitudes and beliefs, and the particular social context and individuals involved.
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Education about LGBTQ+ rights is essential to combat homophobic attitudes in society.
Synonyms
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4.8
An unfair belief about a person or group formed without good reason
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4.7
Unfriendly or angry actions and feelings toward someone
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7.0
An unfair dislike of people from other groups like different races or religions
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6.7
A strong fear or dislike of gay people
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6.5
A strong dislike of something or someone
Antonyms
How Homophobic
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is compositionally built from the adjective 'homophobic' (prejudiced against homosexuals) modifying 'attitude' (a habitual way of thinking), so the overall meaning — a prejudiced disposition toward LGBTQ+ people — is directly derivable. This follows a standard adjective + noun pattern found cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand it.
Etymology
The phrase homophobic attitude comes from the parts homo, a part used for 'gay' people, and phobic, a part meaning 'fear' or strong dislike. It paints the image of someone who feels fear or dislike toward LGBTQ+ people, so the phrase means a negative, unfair view or behavior toward them.