gelotophobia
English edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek γέλως (gélōs, “laughter”) + -phobia.
Noun edit
gelotophobia (uncountable)
- An abnormal and persistent fear of being laughed at.
- 2008, Victor Raskin, The primer of humor research, page 54:
- Titze sees Gelotophobia as a clinical category, […]
- 2011, Ted Gournelos, Viveca Greene, A Decade of Dark Humor, page 222:
- Studies of gelotophobia. It turns out that gelotophobes have difficulty distinguishing between situations in which they are the butts of gentle mockery and those in which […]
- 2011, Luciano L'Abate, Hurt Feelings: Theory, Research, and Applications, page 68:
- […] associated with higher gelotophobia mean scores.