Meanings
noungerontophobia (uncountable)
- uncountableAn abnormal and persistent fear of aging or growing old.
Synonyms: age fright, gerascophobia
- uncountableAn abnormal and persistent fear of elderly individuals or people.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn abnormal and persistent fear of aging or growing old.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵerh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵérh₂onts
- Proto-Hellenic*géronts
- Ancient Greekγέροντος (gérontos)
- Englishgeronto-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰógʷos
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰógʷos
- Ancient Greekφόβος (phóbos)
- Englishgerontophobia
Translations
Danish gerontofobi, gerontofobi
- gerontofobifear of aging
- gerontofobifear of the elderly
French gérontophobie, gérontophobie
- gérontophobiefear of the elderly
- gérontophobieaversion or hatred towards elderly people
Italian gerontofobia, gerontofobia
- gerontofobiafear of aging
- gerontofobiafear of the elderly
Portuguese gerontofobia
- gerontofobiafear of the elderly
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with gerontophobia
phobiahomophobiaxenophobiaagoraphobiaclaustrophobiaaphobiaZenobiaphotophobiaarachnophobiaacrophobiahydrophobiaablutophobiaacephobiaacousticophobiaadverbophobiaaerophobiaagraphobiaaibohphobiaaichmophobiaalgophobiaaltophobiaamathophobiaamaxophobiaambulophobia
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
gerontophobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gerontophobia
MLA
“gerontophobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gerontophobia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gerontophobia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gerontophobia.
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