Meanings
nounserophobia (usually uncountable, plural serophobias)
plural serophobias
- uncountableusuallyFear of, dislike of, or prejudice against seropositives.
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%.
2021 November 30, Gemma Joyce, “Understanding Online Serophobia: How Hate Speech Against People Living with HIV and AIDS is Evolving”, in Brandwatch
Origin
Translations
Catalan serofòbia
- serofòbiafear, dislike, or hate of seropositives
French sérophobie
- sérophobiefear, dislike, or hate of seropositives
Italian sierofobia
- sierofobiafear, dislike, or hate of seropositives
Portuguese serofobia, sorofobia
- serofobiafear, dislike, or hate of seropositives
- sorofobiafear, dislike, or hate of seropositives
Spanish serofobia
- serofobiafear, dislike, or hate of seropositives
Cite this entry
APA
serophobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serophobia
MLA
“serophobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serophobia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “serophobia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serophobia.
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