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Nervous laughter is laughter provoked from an audience's expression of alarm, embarrassment, discomfort or confusion, rather than amusement.Nervous laughter is usually less robust in expression than "a good belly laugh", and may be combined with confused glances or awkward silence on the part of others in the audience.
"A Chuckle a Day Keeps the Doctor Away: Therapeutic Humor & Laughter" Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services (2004) V42, 3:18–25. psychnurse.org Kawakami, K., et al., "Origins of smile and laughter: A preliminary study" Early Human Development (2006) 82, 61–66. kyoto-u.ac.jp
Paradoxical laughter has been consistently identified as a recurring emotional-cognitive symptom in schizophrenia diagnosis. Closely linked to paradoxical laughter is the symptom; inappropriate affect, defined by the APA Dictionary of Psychology as "emotional responses that are not in keeping with the situation or are incompatible with expressed thoughts or wishes". [3]
He still rushes headfirst into his sentences, only to end them with a sheepish smile. He still parcels out morsels of sincerity with a shrug and a chuckle, bashful at any admission of ...
McNulty finished her sentence: “He was the drummer for the MC5.” ... McNulty said with a chuckle — but when they did, the relationship quickly deepened. “We never went anywhere. We just ...
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chuckle + snort ⇒ chortle [n 2] slimy + lithe ⇒ slithy [n 2] They are sometimes termed intercalative blends; these words are among the original "portmanteaus" for which this meaning of the word was created. [14]
He still rushes headfirst into his sentences, only to end them with a sheepish smile. “He still parcels out morsels of sincerity with a shrug and a chuckle, bashful at any admission of ...