ecoanxiety

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Etymology

eco- +‎ anxiety

Noun

ecoanxiety (uncountable)

  1. (neologism) Anxiety about damage to the ecosystem.
    • 2008 February 16, Patricia Leigh Brown, “For ‘EcoMoms,’ Saving Earth Begins at Home”, in New York Times‎:
      Where there is ecoanxiety, of course, there are ecotherapists.
    • 2023 September 16, Jason Horowitz, quoting Dr. Paolo Cianconi, “How Do We Feel About Global Warming? It’s Called Eco-Anxiety.”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:
      “When people start to be worried about the planet, they don’t know that they have eco-anxiety,” he said. “When they see this thing has a name, then they understand what to call it.”

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