gelotophobe

Definitions

A person who experiences gelotophobia, one who fears being laughed at.

Examples

“Indeed, the 14 countries (with altogether 3526 participants) studied yielded a noticeable number⟳ of gelotophobes. […] Studies showed that gelotophobes misperceive auditorily presented laughter of a positive quality, and consider⟳ it […]”

“Gelotophobes have⟳ particular problems understanding facial expressions (Ruch and Proyer, 2008a). A smile⟳ may be seen as malevolent, even when no more is intended than a warm, happy, expression of positive emotion, as in teasing.”

“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 […]”

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