"anti-gay" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more anti-gay [comparative], most anti-gay [superlative]
Etymology: From anti- + gay (“homosexual”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|gay|t2=homosexual}} anti- + gay (“homosexual”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} anti-gay (comparative more anti-gay, superlative most anti-gay)
  1. Against or opposed to gay people, or to rights for gay people. Hypernyms: anti-LGBT Translations (against or opposed to gay people, or to rights for gay people): 反同的 (fǎntóng de) (Chinese Mandarin), antigay (Portuguese), антиге́йский (antigéjskij) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-anti-gay-en-adj-i9pEOPq6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with anti-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with anti-: 69 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: antigay

Noun

Forms: anti-gays [plural]
Etymology: From anti- + gay (“homosexual”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|gay|t2=homosexual}} anti- + gay (“homosexual”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} anti-gay (plural anti-gays)
  1. One who is against or opposed to gay people, or to rights for gay people. Categories (topical): LGBTQ Related terms: homophobe
    Sense id: en-anti-gay-en-noun-uhhjTORT Disambiguation of LGBTQ: 37 63 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: antigay

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "word": "反同的"
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          "ref": "1974 February 2, Edward Sebesta, “Launching the Gay '80s: Gay Rights Under Siege In Santa Clara County”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 32, page 5:",
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          "text": "Antigays trash Latvia’s first pride parade",
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      "roman": "fǎntóng de",
      "sense": "against or opposed to gay people, or to rights for gay people",
      "word": "反同的"
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          "text": "Antigays trash Latvia’s first pride parade",
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