katagelasticism

English

Etymology

Coined by Willibald Ruch and René T. Proyer, assisted by Christian F. Hempelmann and Sean Harrigan,[1] from Ancient Greek καταγελαστής (katagelastḗs, “mocker”), from καταγελάω (katageláō, “to laugh at, jeer at, laugh down”), from κατά (katá, “downwards”) + γελάω (geláō, “to laugh”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkætəd͡ʒəˈlæstɪsɪzm̩/
  • Hyphenation: kata‧ge‧las‧ti‧cism

Noun

katagelasticism (uncountable)

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

References

  1. ^ Ruch, W., R.T. Proyer (2009) “Extending the study of gelotophobia: On gelotophiles and katagelasticists”, in Humor: International Journal of Humor Research‎[1], volume 22, numbers 1–2, →DOI, archived from the original on 1 May 2019, pages 183–212

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