age fright

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From age +‎ fright, modelled after stage fright.

Noun

age fright (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The fear of getting older.
    Synonyms: gerascophobia, gerontophobia
    • 1988, Dorothea Marvin Nyberg, Life Support, page 137:
      Suggest a sermon or presentation on an appropriate topic such as "Accept Your Age,” or “Overcoming Age Fright."
    • 2013, Caoimhe McAvinchey (editor), Performance and Community: Commentary and Case Studies:
      In terms of onstage creative work, I'm working on an autobiographical piece called Age Fright, which parallels age fright and stage fright and is part of my larger research project looking at ageing, intimacy and fear.
    • 2014, James Clark, Gone Secular & Other Poems, page 35:
      He looked at the mirror - the sight made him grin,
      It could not be clearer...age-fright was no sin.
    • 2019, Lois Weaver, English and Drama‎[1]:
      I developed Getting On, a back stage tour, a workshop guide for dealing with elders on issues of ‘agefright’ created in collaboration with Leslie Hill and Helen Paris at Stanford University.
    • 2024, Emily A. Rollie, Milestones in Staging Contemporary Genders and Sexualities:
      I don't know if this is incurable stage fright, or age fright!
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