epicaricacy

English

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπιχαιρεκακία (epikhairekakía, “joy upon evil”). The word appears in most of the editions of Nathaniel Bailey's dictionary and many dictionaries that came after. Linguist Joseph T. Shipley included it in his Dictionary of Early English (1963), citing Bailey. Evidence of actual usage seems scant until it was picked up by various "interesting word" websites around the turn of the twenty-first century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɛpɪˈkæɹɪkəsi/
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Noun

epicaricacy (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Rejoicing at or deriving pleasure from the misfortunes of others.
    Synonym: schadenfreude

Quotations

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:epicaricacy.

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See also

References

  • Bailey, Nathan (1737) Universal Etymological English Dictionary‎[1], London
  • Bailey, Nathan (1751) Dictionarium Britannicum, London
  • Shipley, Joseph T. (1955) Dictionary of Early English, Philosophical Library, →ISBN
  • Novobatzky, Peter with Shea, Ammon (1955) Depraved and Insulting English, Harvest Books, →ISBN

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