epicaricacy

English edit

Alternative forms edit

epicharicacy

Etymology edit

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 edit

IPA^(key): /ˌɛpɪˈkæɹɪkəsi/
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Noun edit

epicaricacy (uncountable)

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

Quotations edit

For quotations using this term, see Citations:epicaricacy.

Translations edit

rejoicing at or deriving pleasure from the misfortunes of others — see schadenfreude

Translations

Latin: epichaerecacia f
Spanish: epicaricacía f

References edit

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