ecoanxiety

alternative eco-anxiety

1. neologismuncountableAnxiety about damage to the ecosystem.

   Where there is ecoanxiety, of course, there are ecotherapists.

   2008 February 16, Patricia Leigh Brown, “For ‘EcoMoms,’ Saving Earth Begins at Home”, in New York Times

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   “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.”

   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

   Synonyms: eco-angst