gelotophobe
/ˈd͡ʒɛlətəˌfoʊb/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person who experiences gelotophobia, one who fears being laughed at.
Example Sentences
- "Indeed, the 14 countries (with altogether 3526 participants) studied yielded a noticeable number of gelotophobes. […] Studies showed that gelotophobes misperceive auditorily presented laughter of a positive quality, and consider it […]"
- "Gelotophobes have particular problems understanding facial expressions (Ruch and Proyer, 2008a). A smile may be seen as malevolent, even when no more is intended than a warm, happy, expression of positive emotion, as in teasing."
- "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 […]"