Ephebiphobia
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ephebiphobia is a noun meaning An irrational fear of adolescent people.
Meaning
An irrational fear of adolescent people.
Example Sentences
Indeed, Byron (2009) suggests that ephebiphobia (fear of youth) is a historically nurtured and culturally damaging phenomenon that is worse today than ever.
Such quotes illustrate what I believe has become a historically nurtured and culturally damaging phenomenon: ephebiphobia—the fear of youth. But today this problem is worse than ever.
However, Hollywood studios did not suddenly blank on hedonistic teen roles in the early 1950s: their process of introducing the postwar teenager was careful if not apprehensive, as they gradually exaggerated the ephebiphobia—fear of teenagers—that was seeping into popular culture and politics.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ephebophilia, hebephobia, teenophile, ephebophile, pedophobia, ephebophiliac.
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