"catagelophobia" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} catagelophobia (uncountable)
  1. Fear of being ridiculed Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Phobias Synonyms: katagelophobia
    Sense id: en-catagelophobia-en-noun-4ju038Cs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup

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