katagelasticism

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katagelasticism

/ˌkætəd͡ʒəˈlæstɪsɪzm̩/

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

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

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@misc{katagelasticism_2026,
  title = {katagelasticism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/katagelasticism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}