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gerontophobe

Meaning of "gerontophobe" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GERONTOPHOBE

dʒɛˈrɒntəˌfəʊb


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GERONTOPHOBE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gerontophobe is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GERONTOPHOBE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of gerontophobe in the English dictionary

The definition of gerontophobe in the dictionary is one who fears, or hates, the elderly or growing old.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GERONTOPHOBE

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GERONTOPHOBE

gerontic · gerontocracies · gerontocracy · gerontocrat · gerontocratic · gerontologic · gerontological · gerontologist · gerontology · gerontomorphic · gerontophil · gerontophile · gerontophilia · gerontophobia · geropiga · gerrymander · gerrymanderer · gerrymandering

WORDS THAT END LIKE GERONTOPHOBE

adobe · bathrobe · garderobe · globe · halophobe · hippophobe · homophobe · jobe · Kobe · lobe · microbe · necrophobe · Negrophobe · neophobe · photophobe · probe · robe · strobe · the globe · wardrobe

Synonyms and antonyms of gerontophobe in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gerontophobe» into 25 languages

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The translations of gerontophobe from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gerontophobe» in English.
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gerontophobe
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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gerontophobe
570 millions of speakers
en

English

gerontophobe
510 millions of speakers
hi

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gerontophobe
380 millions of speakers
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gerontophobe
280 millions of speakers
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gerontophobe
278 millions of speakers
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gerontophobe
270 millions of speakers
bn

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gerontophobe
260 millions of speakers
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gerontophobe
220 millions of speakers
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Gerontophobe
190 millions of speakers
de

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gerontophobe
180 millions of speakers
ja

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gerontophobe
130 millions of speakers
ko

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gerontophobe
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Gerontophobe
85 millions of speakers
vi

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gerontophobe
80 millions of speakers
ta

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gerontophobe
75 millions of speakers
mr

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गॅरंटोफोब
75 millions of speakers
tr

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gerontophobe
70 millions of speakers
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gerontophobe
65 millions of speakers
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gerontophobe
50 millions of speakers
uk

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gerontophobe
40 millions of speakers
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gerontophobe
30 millions of speakers
el

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gerontophobe
15 millions of speakers
af

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gerontophobe
14 millions of speakers
sv

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gerontophobe
10 millions of speakers
no

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gerontophobe
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gerontophobe

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GERONTOPHOBE»

Discover the use of gerontophobe in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gerontophobe and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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ElderSpeak: A Thesaurus or Compendium of Words Related to ...
[geronto-, pref., q.v., + < G phobos fear]. adj. gerontophobic. n. gerontophobe (ger -on'to-fob). syn. gerascophobia, q.v. See phobias. See old age. gerontopia (jer" ron-top'pee-e) n. second sight: an apparent decrease in presbyopia, q.v., in the ...
James L. Reynolds, MD, 2014
2
The Big Book of Hard Daily Crosswords
... for one: Abbr. 38 President Harding's Laddie Boy, e.g. 39 Prefix with speak that's, like, totally tubular 40 Billionaire Broad 41 Identifier first issued in 1936: Abbr. 43 "Right, right" 45 One who may also be a gerontophobe 46 See 12-Down 47 ...
Peter Gordon, 2009
3
Cleopatra's Nose: Essays on the Unexpected
Despite Clarke's gerontophobe prejudices, he helps us see the professional limits to prophecy. Arthur Clarke was led to his law by a notorious recent episode in atomic physics. In this case the “elderly scientist” was Lord Rutherford ...
Daniel J. Boorstin, 2011
4
Economics of Aging; Toward a Full Share in Abundance: ...
... the population to be manifestly gerontrophobe, that is to say, to exhibit an unreasonable fear and hatred of the elderly ; an even larger proportion was found to be latently gerontophobe on ground of both extensive interviews and check lists.
United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging, 1970
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Social security and welfare proposals: Hearings, ...
proportion was found to be latently gerontophobe on ground of both extensive interviews and check lists. Gerontophobia, the unreasonable fear and/or hatred of the elderly may be observed in all fields of social life. The eminent British scientist ...
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means, 1970
6
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Your True Age
... psychological, and sociological phenomena associated with ageing and old age. gerontophobe Authors' term for a person who is fearful of getting older. gerontophobia Authors' term forthe fear of getting older. hypertension Elevated blood ...
Elaine Partnow, Judith Hyman, 2008
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Aging process of population
The savage at least has the excuse that he is acting in accordance with the ethics of his tribe; the modern gerontophobe, who has the suicides of old people in large numbers on his conscience, does not even have this excuse. 2.
Edward Rosset, 1964
8
Dimboxes, Epopts, and Other Quidams: Words to Describe ...
jurisprude, 90 jusqu'auboutist, 90 K killbuck, 21 kilobytophobe, 161 kitthogue,. galactophagist, 154 galeophobe, 61 gallipot, 34 gapeseed, 160 gatophobe, 61 gemellipara, 122 genicon, 171 genophobe, 172 gerascophobe, 80 gerontophobe, ...
David Grambs, 1986
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Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Senate Special Committee ...
... the population to ho manifestly gerontrophobe, that Is to say, to exhibit an unreasonable fear and hatred of the elderly : an even larger proportion was found to be latently gerontophobe on ground of both extensive interviews and check lists.
United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging, 1970
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Soviet space programs: organization, plans, goals, and ...
The only social theory so far brought forth is blatantly gerontophobe ; the theory of disengagement is being justifiably criticized but for the wrong reasons. In fact, its mythical content is continuously quoted and transmitted as sheer revelation.
United States. Congress. Senate. Aeronautical and Space Sciences, 1962
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Gerontophobe [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/gerontophobe>. May 2024 ».
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