Meaning of ephebiphobia | Babel Free

Definitions

An irrational fear of adolescent people.

uncountable

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level