English Explanatory Dictionary

catagelophobia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Fear of being ridiculed

Word forms

catagelophobia katagelophobia

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́ω (kătăgelắō, “to ridicule, mock, jeer”) + -phobia

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