catagelophobia

Questions

What does catagelophobia mean?

Fear of being ridiculed

Where does catagelophobia come from?

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́ω (kătăgelắō, “to ridicule, mock, jeer”) + -phobia

How to pronounce catagelophobia

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