aporofobia
Portuguese, noun/ˌa.po.ɾo.foˈbi.ɐ/
aporofobia is spelled A-P-O-R-O-F-O-B-I-A (10 letters). Aporofobia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “aporophobia (hatred of poverty or poor people)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “medo da pobreza ou dos pobres”.
What does aporofobia mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineaporophobia (hatred of poverty or poor people)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. medo da pobreza ou dos pobres 2. hostilidade, rejeição ou ódio para com os pobres
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce aporofobia?
- Brazil /ˌa.po.ɾo.foˈbi.ɐ/
- Portugal /ˌa.pu.ɾɔ.fuˈbi.ɐ/
- Portugal [ˌa.pu.ɾɔ.fuˈβi.ɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.