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Meaning of hoplophobic | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Having an irrational fear of guns.

derogatory, rare

Examples

“Within days Wayne LaPierre of the National Rifle Association — America’s largest gun-control outfit — showed up on Katie Couric’s smugly hoplophobic NBC “Today” show, “debating” all-guns-to-the-state Congressman Charles Schumer on a typically heads-they-win-tales-we-lose question: whether it is federal or only local authorities who should “mandate” gun locks.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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