What does gelotophobia mean?
Gelotophobia means An abnormal and persistent fear of being laughed at..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
An abnormal and persistent fear of being laughed at..
Titze sees Gelotophobia as a clinical category, […]
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 […]
[…] associated with higher gelotophobia mean scores.
Use gelotophobia when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Gelotophobia means An abnormal and persistent fear of being laughed at..
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Titze sees Gelotophobia as a clinical category, […]
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