ecophobia
1
9.9
A strong fear of nature or harm to the environment like climate change
- noun
- /ˌiːkəˈfoʊbiə/
- Specialized
:
ecofobia
- Many children today suffer from ecophobia due to increasing stories about climate change and environmental disasters.
Examples
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Furthermore, both texts frame ecological collapse as a crisis fueled by human activities threatening plant and animal life; but in these environmentally driven narratives, sublime terror, or ecophobia, figures more strongly than ecophilia does.
Academic text (2016) -
Her ecophobia made it difficult for her to enjoy outdoor activities, as she was constantly worried about pollution.
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After watching documentaries on the destruction of rainforests, he developed an intense ecophobia that affected his mental health.
How Fearful
ecophobia
1
9.9
- Specialized
1
9.9
concern
∞
1.7
∞
1.7
Surface Forms
ecophobia singular
ecophobias plural
Morphology
Etymology
The word ecophobia comes from the parts eco- meaning 'house' or 'home', seen in words like ecology and ecosystem, and -phobia meaning 'fear'. So ecophobia is a strong fear or worry about nature and the environment.