Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hebephobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hebe-pho-bia
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Fear, hate, or dislike of youths.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"For quotations using this term, see Citations:hebephobia."

Etymology

From hebe- + -phobia.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hebe
Suffix: phobia

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does hebephobia mean?: Fear, hate, or dislike of youths.
Where does hebephobia come from?: From hebe- + -phobia.

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