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ephebiphobia

ephebiphobia noun: an irrational fear of adolescent people.

Noun

ephebiphobia (uncountable)

  1. An irrational fear of adolescent people.
    • 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.2009 March 17, Tanya Byron, “‘We see children as pestilent’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
    • Indeed, Byron (2009) suggests that ephebiphobia (fear of youth) is a historically nurtured and culturally damaging phenomenon that is worse today than ever.2011, Gosia M. Brykczynska, Joan Simons, editors, Ethical and Philosophical Aspects of Nursing Children and Young People, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 101

ephebiphobia meaning in Tamil

ephebiphobia in Tamil

பதினகவையர்வெருளி

Origin of ephebiphobia

From Ancient Greek ἔφηβος (éphēbos, “youth”) + -phobia. The coinage of this term is attributed to a 1994 article by Kirk Astroth published in Phi Delta Kappan.

Questions about ephebiphobia

What does ephebiphobia mean?
Ephebiphobia means an irrational fear of adolescent people.
What is ephebiphobia in Tamil?
Ephebiphobia in Tamil is பதினகவையர்வெருளி. See Ephebiphobia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ephebiphobia?
Ephebiphobia is a noun.

Words near ephebiphobia in the dictionary

  1. ephebes
  2. ephebeum
  3. ephebi
  4. ephebiatrics
  5. ephebic
  6. ephebiphobia
  7. ephebo
  8. ephebocracy
  9. epheboi
  10. ephebophile
  11. ephebophiles

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