Definition of coulrophobia in English:

coulrophobia

nounˌkəʊlrəˈfəʊbɪəˌkɒlrəˈfəʊbɪə

mass nounrare

Extreme or irrational fear of clowns.
〈罕〉小丑恐惧症
it has emerged that the multi-millionaire entrepreneur suffers from coulrophobia
Example sentencesExamples
- And if he has coulrophobia are they going to have him interrogated by a bunch of guys in clown suits?
- Like all fears and phobias, coulrophobia is created by the unconscious mind as a protective mechanism.
- In discussions of causes of coulrophobia, sufferers seem to agree that the most fear-inducing aspect of clowns is the heavy makeup, often accompanied by the bulbous nose and weird color of hair, that conceals the wearer's identity.
- Despite its name, there's nothing ‘cool’ about coulrophobia, or ‘fear of clowns’ for the psychiatric layperson.
- I'm writing an article on coulrophobia and scary clowns for my Feature Writing class at university.

Origin

1980s: from Greek kōlobatheron ‘stilt’ + -phobia.

clown from mid 16th century:
The earliest recorded uses of clown means ‘an unsophisticated country person’. Before long it was being applied to any rude or ill-mannered person, and by 1600 the word was also being used to refer to the character of a fool or jester in a stage play, from which the comic entertainer in a circus developed. For some reason quite a few people seem to be afraid of clowns, and a word for the condition has been coined coulrophobia. The first element was borrowed from a Greek word for a stilt-walker, clowns not being known in the classical world.

Definition of coulrophobia in US English:

coulrophobia

noun

rare

Extreme or irrational fear of clowns.
〈罕〉小丑恐惧症
it has emerged that the multimillionaire entrepreneur suffers from coulrophobia
Example sentencesExamples
- Despite its name, there's nothing ‘cool’ about coulrophobia, or ‘fear of clowns’ for the psychiatric layperson.
- Like all fears and phobias, coulrophobia is created by the unconscious mind as a protective mechanism.
- I'm writing an article on coulrophobia and scary clowns for my Feature Writing class at university.
- In discussions of causes of coulrophobia, sufferers seem to agree that the most fear-inducing aspect of clowns is the heavy makeup, often accompanied by the bulbous nose and weird color of hair, that conceals the wearer's identity.
- And if he has coulrophobia are they going to have him interrogated by a bunch of guys in clown suits?

Origin

1980s: from Greek kōlobatheron ‘stilt’ + -phobia.

词汇	coulrophobia
释义	Definition of coulrophobia in English: coulrophobia nounˌkəʊlrəˈfəʊbɪəˌkɒlrəˈfəʊbɪə mass nounrare Extreme or irrational fear of clowns. 〈罕〉小丑恐惧症 it has emerged that the multi-millionaire entrepreneur suffers from coulrophobia Example sentencesExamples And if he has coulrophobia are they going to have him interrogated by a bunch of guys in clown suits? Like all fears and phobias, coulrophobia is created by the unconscious mind as a protective mechanism. In discussions of causes of coulrophobia, sufferers seem to agree that the most fear-inducing aspect of clowns is the heavy makeup, often accompanied by the bulbous nose and weird color of hair, that conceals the wearer's identity. Despite its name, there's nothing ‘cool’ about coulrophobia, or ‘fear of clowns’ for the psychiatric layperson. I'm writing an article on coulrophobia and scary clowns for my Feature Writing class at university. Origin 1980s: from Greek kōlobatheron ‘stilt’ + -phobia. clown from mid 16th century: The earliest recorded uses of clown means ‘an unsophisticated country person’. Before long it was being applied to any rude or ill-mannered person, and by 1600 the word was also being used to refer to the character of a fool or jester in a stage play, from which the comic entertainer in a circus developed. For some reason quite a few people seem to be afraid of clowns, and a word for the condition has been coined coulrophobia. The first element was borrowed from a Greek word for a stilt-walker, clowns not being known in the classical world. Definition of coulrophobia in US English: coulrophobia noun rare Extreme or irrational fear of clowns. 〈罕〉小丑恐惧症 it has emerged that the multimillionaire entrepreneur suffers from coulrophobia Example sentencesExamples Despite its name, there's nothing ‘cool’ about coulrophobia, or ‘fear of clowns’ for the psychiatric layperson. Like all fears and phobias, coulrophobia is created by the unconscious mind as a protective mechanism. I'm writing an article on coulrophobia and scary clowns for my Feature Writing class at university. In discussions of causes of coulrophobia, sufferers seem to agree that the most fear-inducing aspect of clowns is the heavy makeup, often accompanied by the bulbous nose and weird color of hair, that conceals the wearer's identity. And if he has coulrophobia are they going to have him interrogated by a bunch of guys in clown suits? Origin 1980s: from Greek kōlobatheron ‘stilt’ + -phobia.
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