gerontophobia

English

Etymology

geronto- +‎ -phobia

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -əʊbiə

Noun

gerontophobia (uncountable)

An abnormal and persistent fear of aging or growing old.
Synonym: gerascophobia
An abnormal and persistent fear of elderly individuals or people.
An aversion or hatred towards elderly people.

Antonyms

gerontophilia

Related terms

Translations

fear of the elderly

Danish: gerontofobi (da) c
French: gérontophobie (fr) f
Italian: gerontofobia (it) f
Portuguese: gerontofobia (pt) f

fear of aging

Danish: gerontofobi (da) c
Italian: gerontofobia (it) f
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: геронтофобија f (gerontofobija)

Roman: gerontofobija (sh) f

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