ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Arophobia

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Arophobia is a noun meaning (neologism) Fear, dislike, or hatred of aromantic people and/or aromanticism.

Meaning

(neologism) Fear, dislike, or hatred of aromantic people and/or aromanticism.

Example Sentences

Comments like those listed above, especially comments such as 'you're just depressed' or 'you're cold and heartless' are arguably a big contributor to internalized arophobia.
This leads to a society that is rife wih m-spec phobia, arophobia and acephobia and erasure that can be internalized, causing people to struggle with their identity, which can greatly impact their mental health.
Even in situations where one's identity is accepted completely, there can still be lingering doubts derived from internalized acephobia and arophobia or from a wider sense of otherness from general society or even other members of the community.

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