polyphobia

plural polyphobias

1. uncountableusuallyFear of many things; a collection of fears.

   Obviously it was related to the entire gestalt of Simon's polyphobia and compensatory counterphobia. The boys used to watch horror movies on late-night television […]

   2008, Jonathan Nasaw, Fear Itself

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   Some people suffer from polyphobia, which is the fear of many things. Phobias are real and can be beneficial to keep us safe, that is, if we don't allow them to paralyze us and prevent us from enjoying life.

   2013 October 30, Suzanne Johnson, “Beyond the office door: Phobias”, in Washburn County Register, volume 125, number 11, page 8

2. uncountableusuallyFear, hatred, or dislike of, or prejudice against, polyamory or polyamorous people.

   Just how bad a problem is polyphobia? I'm not willing to live anyplace where I have to be closeted […]

   1997 September 13, John R. Snead, “Worrying about polyphobia”, in alt.polyamory (Usenet)

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   Ren noted the following internalization of polyphobia: My date had dated other people, but it's a lot different if it's a family unit living together […]

   2015, Jillian Deri, Love's Refraction: Jealousy and Compersion in Queer Women's Polyamorous Relationships, University of Toronto Press, →ISBN, page 112

   Monopride usually comes together with polyphobia, which has been defined as (conscious or unconscious) fear of or disgust toward nonmonogamy […]

   2021, Jorge N. Ferrer, Love and Freedom: Transcending Monogamy and Polyamory, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 41