katagelasticism

English edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

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

Noun edit

katagelasticism (uncountable)

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

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References edit

^ 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