coulrophobiathe fear of clowns

What the Word

What the word

the fear of clowns

coulrophobia

coulrophobia (clinical term)

clown phobia

masklophobia (fear of masks)

phobia (general term)

Synonym

coulrophobia

fear of clowns

clown phobia (neutral) fear of clowns (plain) circus fear (broad)

person affected

coulrophobe (rare) coulrophobic (rare)

related

clowns (neutral) clownery (neutral) circus (neutral)

Thesaurus

coulrophobia

fear synonyms

fear (clinical) phobia dread terror panic anxiety aversion revulsion

the figure feared

clown harlequin jester pierrot buffoon mime auguste whiteface

circus and setting

circus big top ring tent carnival fairground midway funhouse

facial features

makeup greasepaint whiteface red nose painted smile wig ruff

clothing

costume baggy trousers oversize shoes ruffled collar hat suspenders

clown props

balloon seltzer bottle horn unicycle juggling pins rubber chicken

sounds

honk squeak laugh giggle cackle music box calliope

movements

pratfall tumble caper waddle juggle mime honk

related phobias

masklophobia phasmophobia spectrophobia agoraphobia (crowds) trypophobia (paint)

pop culture triggers

It (Pennywise) Joker Krusty Bozo Killer Klowns Poltergeist clown

reactions

shudder flinch freeze flee scream avoidance nausea panic attack

expressions

scared of clowns clown fear creepy clown coulrophobe fear of clowns

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