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geliophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ge-lio-pho-bia
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Fear of laughter.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γελοῖος (geloîos, “ludicrous”) and φόβος (phóbos, “fear”). Analyzable as gelio- + -phobia.

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What does geliophobia mean?
Fear of laughter.
Where does geliophobia come from?
From Ancient Greek γελοῖος (geloîos, “ludicrous”) and φόβος (phóbos, “fear”). Analyzable as gelio- + -phobia.

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