serophobia

English

Etymology

From sero- +‎ -phobia.

Noun

serophobia (usually uncountable, plural serophobias)

1. Fear of, dislike of, or prejudice against seropositives.
   • 2021 November 30, Gemma Joyce, “Understanding Online Serophobia: How Hate Speech Against People Living with HIV and AIDS is Evolving”, in Brandwatch‎^[1]:

     Consistent with the fall in overall serophobia online, violent threats and the use of slurs or tropes against people living with HIV or AIDS fell over the 2.5 year period studied. Online violent threats relating to serophobia fell 35%, while slurs and tropes fell by 22%.

Derived terms

• serophobe
• serophobic

Translations

fear, dislike, or hate of seropositives

• Catalan: serofòbia f
• French: sérophobie (fr) f
• Galician: serofobia f
• Italian: sierofobia f
• Portuguese: serofobia f, sorofobia f
• Spanish: serofobia (es) f