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pluralphobia en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈplʊ(ə)ɹəlˌfəʊbiə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈplɜɹəl-/ (General-American)
  • /ˈplʊ(ə)ɹəlˌfoʊbiə/ (General-American)
  • /ˈplɔːɹ(ə)l-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology

From plural + -phobia.

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:multiplicity slang, uncountable) The dislike, denial, or stigmatization of, or prejudice against, people with multiplicity (the psychological condition).
    • I wouldn't recommend the second game though because for some reason they go hard on the pluralphobia, a lot of plot points are changed from the original, and Zach barely plays a role in it, which is really disappointing. 2021 November 13, u/Aichtachi, “DID/OSDD/Plural-ish Positive Media Recommendations?”, in Reddit, archived from the original on 09 Jan 2023:
    • pluralphobia makes us mad 2020 September 4, @QueerAnarch, Twitter, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2023:
    • singlets talking about plurality like *inadvertent constant pluralphobia* 2021 February 10, @caterpilled, Twitter, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2023:
    • you think internalized transphobia is bad? oh brother, just wait till the internalized pluralphobia hits 2023 February 8, @estroBiologist, Twitter, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2023:
    • Long before any sort of multiplicity was considered a mental disorder, the Christian majority was primed to hate and fear plurals. This pluralphobia later transferred over to DID systems 2023 March 7, sophieinwonderland, Tumblr, archived from the original on 23 Jul 2023:

Relateds

pluralphobic · pluralphobe