aphobia

English

Etymology 1

From a- +‎ -phobia.

Noun

aphobia (uncountable)

  1. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) Fearlessness, a lack of fear.
    • 1898 August, Chas. J. Proben, “New York Letter”, in Atlanta Medical and Surgical Journal, volume 15, number 7, page 457:
      Similar ones occurring daily in a large metropolis like ours, where aphobia for operations walks extant and can be easily acquired.
Translations
fearlessness — see fearlessness

Etymology 2

a (from asexual or aromantic) +‎ -phobia

Noun

aphobia (uncountable)

  1. (neologism) Fear, dislike, or hatred of asexual and/or aromantic people.
    • 2017, Ariel Scott, “Stop Saying It's Asexual Because That's Not What It Means”, in ShOUT Zine‎, page 12:
      Where aphobia goes wrong is that it assumes that some ace people 'pass' as straight, and therefore experience no discrimination.
    • 2017, Eléa, "Anything but lacking: How asexuality can disrupt sex-normativity", The McGill Daily (McGill University), 20 November 2017, page 14:
      Pathologizing non-conformity to sexual norms and medicalizing the distress caused by aphobia are harmful and oppressive practices.
    • 2019, Morgan Lev Edward Holleb, The A-Z of Gender and Sexuality: From Ace to Ze, page 30:
      Amatonormativity—or the assumption and expectation that everyone seeks romantic love (which is generally, incorrectly, assumed to involve sexual desire by default) and prioritizes romance over other forms of intimacy—fuels aphobia.
    Synonym: acephobia
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