Pozphobia
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The fear of or prejudice towards HIV positive people. informal, uncountable
"Finally, we mused about poz pride as a strategy to fight pozphobia, and there was a discussion […] We have countered that pozphobia and discrimination often make it difficult to disclose. […] added responsibility for poz people—to fight against pozphobia, to ensure that the risks and […]"
Example
More examples"Finally, we mused about poz pride as a strategy to fight pozphobia, and there was a discussion […] We have countered that pozphobia and discrimination often make it difficult to disclose. […] added responsibility for poz people—to fight against pozphobia, to ensure that the risks and […]"
Etymology
From poz + -phobia.
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