heterosexualism
English
noun
Definitions
- Discrimination against non-heterosexual people on the basis of their sexual orientation.
- The state or existence of heterosexuality, including the traditional gender roles that accompany it.
Etymology
Suffix from English heterosexual.
Origin
English
heterosexual
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- anti-heterosexual English
- heterosexual English
- heterosexualist English
- heterosexuality English
- heterosexualization English
- heterosexualize English
- heterosexually English
- heterosexualness English
- monoheterosexual English
- non-heterosexual English
- ἕτερος Ancient Greek
- הטרוסקסואלי Hebrew (modern)