epicaricacy
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative forms
Alternative forms and transliterations of epicaricacy
[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + χάρις (kháris, “joy”) + κακός (kakós, “evil”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˌɛpɪˈkærɪkəsi/
[edit] Noun
epicaricacy (uncountable)
- (rare) Rejoicing at or derivation of pleasure from the misfortunes of others.
[edit] Usage notes
- The word is mentioned in some early dictionaries, but there is little or no evidence of actual usage until it was picked up by various "interesting word" websites around the turn of the twenty-first century.
[edit] Quotations
- For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.
[edit] Synonyms
[edit] Translations
rejoicing at or deriving pleasure from the misfortunes of others
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[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- infopop.cc
- wordsmith.org
- Powellsbooks.blog
- Google book search on epikhairekakia
- Google book search on Epichaerecacia
[edit] References
- 1737, Bailey, Nathan, Universal Etymological English Dictionary[1]:
- 1751, Bailey, Nathan, Dictionarium Britannicum:
- 1955, Shipley, Joseph T., Dictionary of Early English, Philosophical Library, ISBN-13: 978-0806529264:
- 1955, Novobatzky, Peter; Shea , Ammon, Depraved and Insulting English, Harvest Books, ISBN-13: 978-0156011495:
