English Explanatory Dictionary

ephebiphobia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An irrational fear of adolescent people.

Word forms

ephebiphobia

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.

Related words

hebephobia
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