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katagelasticism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌkætəd͡ʒəˈlæstɪsɪzm̩/

Etymology

Coined by Willibald Ruch and René T. Proyer, assisted by Christian F. Hempelmann and Sean Harrigan, from Ancient Greek καταγελαστής (katagelastḗs, “mocker”), from καταγελάω (katageláō, “to laugh at, jeer at, laugh down”), from κατά (katá, “downwards”) + γελάω (geláō, “to laugh”).

Meanings

  1. (rare, uncountable) Obtaining pleasure from laughing at or mocking others.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:katagelasticism.

Relateds

gelastic · katagelast · katagelastic · hypergelast · katagelasticist · agelastic