pluralphobia

English

Etymology

plural +‎ -phobia

Noun

pluralphobia (uncountable)

1. (Internet slang) Dislike, denial, or stigmatization of, or prejudice against, people with multiplicity (the psychological condition).
   • 2020 September 4, @QueerAnarch, Twitter‎^[1], archived from the original on 2023-08-30:

     pluralphobia makes us mad

   • 2021 February 10, @caterpilled, Twitter‎^[2], archived from the original on 2023-08-30:

     singlets talking about plurality like *inadvertent constant pluralphobia*

   • 2021 November 13, u/Aichtachi, “DID/OSDD/Plural-ish Positive Media Recommendations?”, in Reddit‎^[3], archived from the original on 2023-01-09:

     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.

   • 2023 February 8, @estroBiologist, Twitter‎^[4], archived from the original on 2023-08-30:

     you think internalized transphobia is bad? oh brother, just wait till the internalized pluralphobia hits

   • 2023 March 7, sophieinwonderland, Tumblr‎^[5], archived from the original on 2023-07-23:

     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

Derived terms

• pluralphobe
• pluralphobic