Meaning of juvenophobia | Babel Free

Definitions

An aversion or hatred towards young people.

rare, uncountable

Examples

“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 with them and to seek⟳ to improve⟳ their education.”

“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.”

“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).”

CEFR level