English Dictionary

gelotophile

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈd͡ʒɛlətəˌfaɪ̯l/

名詞

A person who actively seeks and establishes situations in which others may laugh at them. A person having gelotophilia. / 2011, Robert Mankoff, “Fear of Laughter”, in The New Yorker:

日本語の意味

他人に笑われる状況を意図的に作り出し、求める人。 / 他人に笑いの対象となることに快感を覚える人。

Ever the gelotophile, Marcus would stage awkward mishaps just to hear others laugh.

常に他人に笑われることを積極的に求める人だったマーカスは、皆に笑ってもらうためにわざとぎこちない失敗を演出した。

意味（1）

A person who actively seeks and establishes situations in which others may laugh at them. A person having gelotophilia.

意味（2）

2011, Robert Mankoff, “Fear of Laughter”, in The New Yorker:

意味（3）

“[G]elotophobia is ... the dread of being laughed at at. That makes sense to me. Who likes being laughed at? Turns out a gelatophile does.”

gelotophiles （ plural ）