Gelotophobe

//ˈd͡ʒɛlətəˌfoʊb//

Synonyms for "gelotophobe"

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

1 relation types

related to

3 entries

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

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 […]

Source: wiktionary

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.

Source: wiktionary

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 […]

Source: wiktionary

More for "gelotophobe"

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.