katagelasticism
English
editEtymology
editCoined 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
editNoun
editkatagelasticism (uncountable)
- Obtaining pleasure from laughing at or mocking others.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:katagelasticism.
Related terms
editReferences
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, , archived from the original on 1 May 2019, pages 183–212
Further reading
edit- katagelasticism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia