Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pluralphobia

/ˈplʊ(ə)ɹəlˌfoʊbiə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: plu-ral-pho-bia
IPA: /ˈplʊ(ə)ɹəlˌfoʊbiə/

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The dislike, denial, or stigmatization of, or prejudice against, people with multiplicity (the psychological condition).

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"pluralphobia makes us mad"
"singlets talking about plurality like *inadvertent constant pluralphobia*"
"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."
"you think internalized transphobia is bad? oh brother, just wait till the internalized pluralphobia hits"
"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"

Etymology

From plural + -phobia.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈplʊ(ə)ɹəlˌfoʊbiə/
British English: /ˈplʊ(ə)ɹəlˌfəʊbiə/

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

pluralphobe pluralphobic

Questions

How do you pronounce pluralphobia?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈplʊ(ə)ɹəlˌfoʊbiə/.
What does pluralphobia mean?: The dislike, denial, or stigmatization of, or prejudice against, people with multiplicity (the psychological condition).
Where does pluralphobia come from?: From plural + -phobia.

How to pronounce pluralphobia

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