different between gelotophobe vs gelotophobia

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gelotophobe (plural gelotophobes)

A person who experiences gelotophobia, one who fears being laughed at.
- 2011, Ted Gournelos, Viveca Greene, A Decade of Dark Humor, page 222:
  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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gelotophobia (uncountable)

An abnormal and persistent fear of being laughed at.
- 2011, Ted Gournelos, Viveca Greene, A Decade of Dark Humor, page 222:
  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 […]
- 2011, Luciano L'Abate, Hurt Feelings: Theory, Research, and Applications, page 68:
  […] associated with higher gelotophobia mean scores.

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