Definitions
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- noun Fear of one’s
home . - noun A feeling of
powerlessness to preventcataclysmic environmental change , apocalypse,etc.
Etymologies
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eco- + -phobia, from Ancient Greek: οἶκος (oikos, "house") and φόβος (phobos, "fear").
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Examples
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"What we're doing instead is instilling in kids a kind of ecophobia," Louv argues.
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He writes about ecophobia, a phenomenon by which the weight of the world's environmental problems turns the natural world into something to fear and avoid.
Michelle Howard: Dictionary Removes Beaver, Replaces With Blog and Blackberry 2009
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The ecophobia thread that ran through many of the 200 innovative garments on parade also reflected the Etsy DIY ethos.
Patricia Martin: Fashion Emergency: Designs for a Changed World 2009
jmjarmstrong commented on the word ecophobia
JM knows there is no fear like ecophobia.
April 24, 2010
qms commented on the word ecophobia
Ecophobia, let it be said
Won’t trouble a sensible head.
It’s madness abounding
To fear your surrounding;
An asinine instance of dread.
December 28, 2017