katagelastic

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English

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌkætəd͡ʒəˈlæstɪk/
  • Hyphenation: kata‧ge‧las‧tic

Adjective

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katagelastic (comparative more katagelastic, superlative most katagelastic)

  1. (rare) Showing a predilection for mocking humor, that is, humor at the expense of others.
    • 2018 October 19, Matt Davis, “Relationship hack: Why class clowns make better partners”, in Neuropsych[1]:
      Katagelastic people are, in short, jerks. They enjoy calling people out and mocking others.
    • 2019, Vanja Kljajevic, “Neurology of Humor”, in T. Shackelford, V. Weekes-Shackelford, editors, Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science, Springer:
      While gelotophobic individuals fear aggressive humor, katagelastic individuals, in contrast, enjoy such humor []
    • 2020, Evelina Kazakevičiūtė, ‘It’s a sad and beautiful world’: The Poststructuralist Conception of Communication and Jim Jarmusch’s Films (PhD thesis), page 147:
      His request, however, is followed by a mock-hidden laugh of the manager and then seconds later – the obsequious, toadying laugh of the rest of the employees [] The laugh also creates a katagelastic atmosphere in the office, uncomfortable for the protagonist.

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