acephobic

English

Etymology

ace (“asexual”) +‎ -phobic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊbɪk

Adjective

acephobic (comparative more acephobic, superlative most acephobic)

1. (neologism) Characteristic of or exhibiting acephobia.
   • 2015 July 5, George Norman, “Reclaiming celibacy”, in The Yorker, University of York, page 16:

     “Cold” and “emotionless” are simply acephobic and ignorant.

   • 2017 February 3, “Plus”, in Varsity, page 18:

     The relationship between these two parts of me is underpinned by homophobic and acephobic assumptions.

   • 2019, Samantha Billingsly, “The Gray Area: Another ignored minority”, in Sonoma State Star, 29 January - 4 February 2019, page 3:

     Even those in the LGBTQ+ community can be acephobic.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:acephobic.