Meaning of heterophily in English:
heterophily
Pronunciation /ˌhɛt(ə)ˈrɒfɪli/
noun
mass nounPsychology
The tendency for people to seek out or be attracted to those who are different from themselves.
- ‘extreme heterophily could cause communication difficulties’
Origin
Mid 19th century (in sense ‘a liking for something that is not shared by another’): from hetero- + -phily.