Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ephebiphobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ephebi-pho-bia
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An irrational fear of adolescent people.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."
"Indeed, Byron (2009) suggests that ephebiphobia (fear of youth) is a historically nurtured and culturally damaging phenomenon that is worse today 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."

Etymology

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.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἔφηβος
Suffix: phobia

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

hebephobia

Questions

What does ephebiphobia mean?: An irrational fear of adolescent people.
Where does ephebiphobia come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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