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If you had ephebiphobia what is your fear?

Question #149826. Asked by BigTriviaDawg.
Last updated Oct 11 2023.
Originally posted Sep 18 2023 8:55 PM.

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Youth or teenagers. If I suffered from that condition, I would not have had a lengthy career as a schoolteacher.
Ephebiphobia is the fear of youth. First coined as the "fear or loathing of teenagers", today the phenomenon is recognized as the "inaccurate, exaggerated and sensational characterization of young people" in a range of settings around the world. Studies of the fear of youth occur in sociology and youth studies. It is distinguished from pedophobia by being more focused on adolescents than prepubescent children.
The word ephebiphobia is formed from the Greek éphebos, meaning "youth" or "adolescent" and phóbos, meaning "fear" or "phobia". The coinage of this term is attributed to a 1994 article by Kirk Astroth published in "Phi Delta Kappan."
link https://wiki2.org/en/Ephebiphobia+Newton

Response last updated by psnz on Sep 18 2023.
Sep 18 2023, 8:56 PM
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Ephebiphobia (pronounced "efee-bi-FO-bee-ah") have an extreme fear of adolescents or teenagers.

link https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22423-ephebiphobia



Response last updated by gtho4 on Oct 11 2023.
Sep 18 2023, 8:59 PM
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