Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cisphobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cis-pho-bia
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Fear or hatred of cissexuality or cisgenderism, or of cis individuals.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"One could then speak of 'cisphobia' or 'heterophobia', claiming adequate protection for cisgender and straight persons."
"Piers Morgan has claimed to be the “victim of cisphobia” after several members of the transgender community blasted his ignorance on Twitter."
"Most of the time this leads to white boys screaming about cisphobia and reverse racism, but that's the post when everyone just ignores them and lets them wallow in their ignorance."

Etymology

From cis- + -phobia or cis + -phobia.

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

cisphobe cisphobic transphobia homophobia heterophobia

Questions

What does cisphobia mean?: Fear or hatred of cissexuality or cisgenderism, or of cis individuals.
Where does cisphobia come from?: From cis- + -phobia or cis + -phobia.

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