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单词 transphobia
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Definition of transphobia in English:

transphobia

noun tranzˈfəʊbɪətransˈfəʊbɪəˌtranzˈfōbēə
mass noun
  • Dislike of or prejudice against transsexual or transgender people.

    more than 120 complaints concerning transphobia in the media were made
    Example sentencesExamples
    • As a community, we in Michigan are committed to fighting prejudice and ignorance of all kinds; we do not want to see transphobia fostered here or anywhere.
    • I suffered almost none of the transphobia in the greater world they constantly are complaining about.
    • You're rationalizing your transphobia and imposing your worldview on trans people, by assigning motives and politics to them that they may not have.
    • Trans people do not find great enjoyment in randomly accusing people of transphobia, and would rather not have to bring it up.
    • Trans people get to put up with transphobia on a routine basis, whether it's aimed directly at us, or it's simply expressed around us.
    • He grew up in Northern Ontario, an environment where, according to the student, homophobia and transphobia were prevalent.
    • If you don't like transphobia, if you think that whipping up hate against a gender minority is bad, if you'd like to show your support, then go along and join them.
    • In the past Stonewall put out leaflets describing what transphobia is and what should be done to stop it.
    • But it's not just homophobia or transphobia that these men are reacting to so violently: their whole masculinity is at stake.
    • The assumption is, if there is this kind of violence - if it's recognised as a hate crime at all - it's often seen as something that has to do with homophobia, rather than transphobia.
    • Because of violence against women, some extremists use transphobia as a tool to exclude transgendered women based on the perception that they once were men.
    • The most emotionally challenging part for me was the transphobia I encountered from the court attorney who represented me at my arraignment.
    • In their quest for high ratings and profits, the show's producers didn't care that these women were strung around like puppets in a tasteless show that perpetuated transphobia and racism.
    • Supporters plan to fill the courtroom to let the courts know that transphobia is the crime.

Derivatives

  • transphobic

  • adjective transˈfəʊbɪktranzˈfəʊbɪkˌtrænzˈfoʊbɪk
    • Having or showing a dislike of or prejudice against transsexual or transgender people.

      bullying is commonly underpinned by sexist, homophobic, or transphobic attitudes
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I think being openly transphobic is illegitimate and contradictory for a liberal newspaper.
      • Don't make an epic confrontation out of the fact you were criticized for transphobic statements.
      • None of these things are true, and trying to claim they are is simply an attempt to stop others from pointing out your transphobic behavior.

Origin

1990s: from trans + phobia.

Definition of transphobia in US English:

transphobia

nounˌtranzˈfōbēə
  • Dislike of or prejudice against transsexual or transgender people.

    more than 120 complaints concerning transphobia in the media were made
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the past Stonewall put out leaflets describing what transphobia is and what should be done to stop it.
    • The assumption is, if there is this kind of violence - if it's recognised as a hate crime at all - it's often seen as something that has to do with homophobia, rather than transphobia.
    • He grew up in Northern Ontario, an environment where, according to the student, homophobia and transphobia were prevalent.
    • In their quest for high ratings and profits, the show's producers didn't care that these women were strung around like puppets in a tasteless show that perpetuated transphobia and racism.
    • If you don't like transphobia, if you think that whipping up hate against a gender minority is bad, if you'd like to show your support, then go along and join them.
    • Because of violence against women, some extremists use transphobia as a tool to exclude transgendered women based on the perception that they once were men.
    • You're rationalizing your transphobia and imposing your worldview on trans people, by assigning motives and politics to them that they may not have.
    • The most emotionally challenging part for me was the transphobia I encountered from the court attorney who represented me at my arraignment.
    • Supporters plan to fill the courtroom to let the courts know that transphobia is the crime.
    • Trans people do not find great enjoyment in randomly accusing people of transphobia, and would rather not have to bring it up.
    • Trans people get to put up with transphobia on a routine basis, whether it's aimed directly at us, or it's simply expressed around us.
    • As a community, we in Michigan are committed to fighting prejudice and ignorance of all kinds; we do not want to see transphobia fostered here or anywhere.
    • But it's not just homophobia or transphobia that these men are reacting to so violently: their whole masculinity is at stake.
    • I suffered almost none of the transphobia in the greater world they constantly are complaining about.

Origin

1990s: from trans + phobia.

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