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katagelasticism

/ˌkætəd͡ʒəˈlæstɪsɪzm̩/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kata-ge-las-ti-cism
IPA
/ˌkætəd͡ʒəˈlæstɪsɪzm̩/
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obtaining pleasure from laughing at or mocking others.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: καταγελαστής

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

agelastic gelastic hypergelast katagelast katagelastic katagelasticist

Questions

How do you pronounce katagelasticism?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkætəd͡ʒəˈlæstɪsɪzm̩/.
What does katagelasticism mean?
Obtaining pleasure from laughing at or mocking others.
Where does katagelasticism come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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