"acephobia" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: ace (“asexual”) + -phobia Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ace|phobia|gloss1=asexual}} ace (“asexual”) + -phobia Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} acephobia (uncountable)
  1. (neologism) Fear, dislike, or hatred of asexual people and/or human asexuality. Tags: neologism, uncountable Categories (topical): Forms of discrimination, LGBT, Phobias Synonyms: aphobia, acemisia Derived forms: acephobic

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