Coulrophobia
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kəʊl.ɹəˈfəʊ.bi.ə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Coulrophobia is a noun meaning The fear of clowns.
Meaning
The fear of clowns.
Example Sentences
The ironic twist is that he recently admitted to a possible onset of coulrophobia.
[…] to develop coulrophobia. On the seventh, clowns from around the world […] congregate at London's Holy Trinity Church for the annual Grimaldi Memorial Service.
Clowns are no laughing matter to Sean "Puffy" Combs. The swaggering rap royal is widely reported to suffer from coulrophobia, an irrational fear of the red-nosed, versized-shoe-wearing, greasepainted circus buffoons.
After you plug in your wish list and dating criteria, search results spit out matches; it’s like scanning a room of a thousand and pinpointing the ten who share your favorite author and chronic coulrophobia (fear of clowns).
Synonyms for coulrophobia
Depending on context, synonyms include bozophobia, clownophobia.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include coulrophilia, coimetrophobia, speluncaphobia, clowncore, clowndom, clustrofobia.
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