gelotophobe

plural gelotophobes

1. A person who experiences gelotophobia, one who fears being laughed at.

   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, Ted Gournelos, Viveca Greene, A Decade of Dark Humor, page 222

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   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 […]

   2008, Victor Raskin, The primer of humor research

   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.

   2010, Gwyneth Daniel, Utmost Extrication: Why Henry Hellyer Shot Himself, page 53