catagelophobia

== English == === Alternative forms === katagelophobia === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰγελᾰ́ω (kătăgelắō, “to ridicule, mock, jeer”) +‎ -phobia === Noun === catagelophobia (uncountable) Fear of being ridiculed ==== Usage notes ==== Mainly appears in word lists. Not a medical term. === References === Charles Harrington Elster, There's a Word for It, New York, Pocket Books, 1996