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gerascophobia

gerascophobia noun: the abnormal and persistent fear of aging or growing old.

Noun

gerascophobia (uncountable)

  1. The abnormal and persistent fear of aging or growing old.
    • Thus, from gerascophobia to ageism, Euro-American society today has an overall negative view of aging.2012, Brittany Goltry, "Prevent, Reverse, & Defy: Ageism in Magazine Advertisements", thesis submitted to Carroll College, page 1
    • […] and Aprella, a freckled girl with straight strawberry blonde hair who had been diagnosed with gerascophobia.2013, Claire Fitzpatrick, The Ostracism of Ophelia, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 327

gerascophobia meaning in Tamil

gerascophobia in Tamil

மூப்படைவு வெருளி

Synonyms of gerascophobia

Questions about gerascophobia

What does gerascophobia mean?
Gerascophobia means the abnormal and persistent fear of aging or growing old.
What is gerascophobia in Tamil?
Gerascophobia in Tamil is மூப்படைவு வெருளி. See Gerascophobia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is gerascophobia?
Gerascophobia is a noun.

Words near gerascophobia in the dictionary

  1. gerardia
  2. gerardias
  3. Gerardis
  4. Geras
  5. Gerasa
  6. gerascophobia
  7. Gerasena
  8. Gerasene
  9. Gerasenes
  10. Gerasim
  11. Gerasimov

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