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Etymology

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From ace (asexual) +‎ -phobic.

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Adjective

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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.