Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

transphobe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables: trans-pho-be
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who fears, hates or is prejudiced against transgender or transsexual people, or gender-nonconforming people in general; one who exhibits transphobia.

Example Sentences

"The object of scorn in the films are not transpersons, but the bigoted transphobes who are made to look like fools."

Etymology

From trans- + -phobe.

Inflected Forms

transphobes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

transphobia transphobic transphobism

Antonyms

transphile

Questions

What does transphobe mean?: A person who fears, hates or is prejudiced against transgender or transsexual people, or gender-nonconforming people in general; one who exhibits transphobia.
Where does transphobe come from?: From trans- + -phobe.

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