katagelastic

English

Etymology

• See katagelasticism.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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.

Synonyms

• mocking
• ridiculing
• See also Thesaurus:ridicule

See also

• katagelasticism