catagelophobia

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catagelophobia [¦kad·ə¦jel·ə¦fō·bē·ə]

(psychology)

An abnormal fear of ridicule.

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No references found			Much has been made of Rothschild's private nature, and he seems to have an instinctive grasp of how to turn any weaker personality traits - perhaps even catagelophobia, the fear of being ridiculed - to his advantage, cultivating an air of quiet steel, rather in the way that Charles Saatchi or Kate Moss have long traded on the intriguing power of saying nothing at all. Even a Bullingdon baronet can struggle in the rarefied air above ... by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk Kenophobia has everything to do with voids or empty spaces and nothing to do with Ken, no matter what Barbie says he did in her divorce papers, cacophobia has a wonderful ring to it but you might be surprised to learn it is a fear of ugliness, and catagelophobia is the fear of being ridiculed, something that someone my height has to live with. A phobia for everyone: are you sure you haven't got one? by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)			catabasion catabasis catabiosis Catabolism catabolite catabolite repression catachosis Catachresis Cataclasis cataclasite cataclastic metamorphism cataclastic rock cataclastic structure cataclysm cataclysmic variable catacomb Catacomb Culture Catacombs Catacombs of St. Calixtus catacumba catadioptric Catadioptric Systems Catadioptric Telescope catadromous catafalque catagelophobia Catagenesis Catahoula National Wildlife Refuge Catahoula Parish Catal Huyuk Çatal Hüyük Catalan Catalan art Catalan conjecture Catalan forge Catalan language Catalan literature Catalan numbers Catalan School Catalani, Angelica Catalans Catalase Catalaunian Fields catalectrotonus Catalepsy Catalexis Çatalhüyük Catalina Island Catalina State Park catalog catalog number			CATAD catadicrotic pulse catadicrotic pulse catadicrotic pulse catadicrotic pulse catadicrotism catadicrotism catadioptric catadioptric Catadioptric system Catadioptric system Catadioptric Systems Catadioptric Telescope Catadioptrics Catadioptrics Catadrome catadromous catadromous catadromy CATAEE CATAF Catafalco Catafalco catafalque catafalque catafalques catafalques Cataflam Cataflam Catafractarii catagelophobia catagen catagen catagen catagenesis catagenesis Catagmatic Catagonus wagneri Catagories Catagories Catagories Catagories Catagory Catagory Catagory Catagory Catahoula Catahoula Cur Catahoula Hog Dog Catahoula Leopard Dog Catahoula Leopard Hound Catahoula Leopard puppies Catahoula National Wildlife Refuge Catahoula Parish Catahoula Parish, LA Catahoula Parish, Louisiana Catahoula Ranger District, Kisatchie National Forest Catahoula United Rescue Society Catai Catai Catai

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