gerontophobia

English

Etymology

geronto- +‎ -phobia

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -əʊbiə

Noun

gerontophobia (uncountable)

abnormal and persistent fear of aging or growing old; gerascophobia
abnormal and persistent fear of elderly individuals or people
aversion or hatred towards elderly people

Antonyms

gerontophilia

Related terms

Translations

fear of the elderly

Danish: gerontofobi (da) c
French: gérontophobie (fr) f

Portuguese: gerontofobia f

fear of aging

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

Roman: gerontofobija (sh) f

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