"gelotophobia" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek γέλως (gélōs, “laughter”) + -phobia. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|grc|γέλως|t=laughter}} Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek γέλως (gélōs, “laughter”), {{af|en|-phobia}} -phobia Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} gelotophobia (uncountable)
  1. An abnormal and persistent fear of being laughed at. Tags: uncountable Related terms: gelotophobe, gelotophobic
    Sense id: en-gelotophobia-en-noun-eYuVpqAV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -phobia, Pages with 1 entry
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