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juvenoia

noun /d͡ʒuːvəˈnɔɪə/

  1. The fear or hostility directed by an older generation toward a younger one, or toward youth culture in general.

    uncountable

    One particularly salient and instructive example of a full blown juvenoia from recent time was the comic book scare of the 1950s, elaborated in a fascinating book by David Hajdu, The 10 Cent Plague.(Hajdu, 2009)

Where it comes from

Coined by American sociologist David Finkelhor in 2010, from a blend of juvenile + paranoia.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry juvenoia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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