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juvenophobia

juvenophobia noun: an aversion or hatred towards young people.

Noun

juvenophobia (uncountable)

  1. (rare) An aversion or hatred towards young people.
    • Those who prohibit students from getting involved in the political process are simply suffering from “juvenophobia”. Ladies and gentlemen, this is a neologism that I coined to refer to a sickness that prevents some adults from associating with young people, to open up a sincere and frank dialogue...1992 Summer, René Philombé, translated by Ahmed Sheikh Bangura, ALA Bulletin, volume 18, number 3, African Literature Association, page 29
    • Fortunately, the intergenerational problem in Russian society today is not yet antagonistic, and such conflicts are not accompanied by deformations of relations such as gerontophobia or juvenophobia.2004 February, V.T. Lisovskii, “For a Dialogue on Relations Between the Generations”, in Russian Education and Society, volume 46, number 2, →DOI, →ISSN, page 56

Examples of juvenophobia in a sentence

  • Those who prohibit students from getting involved in the political process are simply suffering from “juvenophobia”.1992 Summer, René Philombé, translated by Ahmed Sheikh Bangura, ALA Bulletin, volume 18, number 3, African Literature Association, page 29:
  • In a sense, this conclusion echoes the ‘juvenophobia’ of the Soviet regime, which was expressed in either direct suppression of youth culture or in its covert control (Kretzschmar, 1994).2004 April, Tat’iana Barchunova, Natal’ia Beletskaia, “Without fear and reproach: the role-playing games community as a challenge to...

Origin of juvenophobia

From juveno- + -phobia.

Questions about juvenophobia

What does juvenophobia mean?
Juvenophobia means an aversion or hatred towards young people.
How do you use juvenophobia in a sentence?
Those who prohibit students from getting involved in the political process are simply suffering from “juvenophobia”.
What part of speech is juvenophobia?
Juvenophobia is a noun.

Words near juvenophobia in the dictionary

  1. juvenoia
  2. juvenoid
  3. juvenoids
  4. juvenomimetic
  5. juvenophilia
  6. juvenophobia
  7. Juventas
  8. Juvera
  9. Juveria
  10. juves
  11. juvey

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