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katagelasticist

Syllables: kata·ge·las·ti·cist/ˌkætəd͡ʒəˈlæstɪsɪst/

katagelasticist noun: one who enjoys mocking and laughing at others.

Noun

katagelasticist (plural katagelasticists)

  1. One who enjoys mocking and laughing at others.
    • ; compare Thesaurus:ridicule
    • [in title]2010, René T. Proyer, Tracey Platt, Willibald Ruch, “Self-conscious emotions and ridicule: Shameful gelotophobes and guilt free katagelasticists”, in Personality and Individual Differences, volume...
    Synonyms:
    mocker, jeerer, scorner
    Antonyms:
    gelotophobe

Synonyms of katagelasticist

Antonyms

Forms of katagelasticist

pluralkatagelasticists
alternative formkatagelast

Origin of katagelasticist

See katagelasticism.

Questions about katagelasticist

What does katagelasticist mean?
Katagelasticist means one who enjoys mocking and laughing at others.
What part of speech is katagelasticist?
Katagelasticist is a noun.
How do you pronounce katagelasticist?
Katagelasticist is pronounced /ˌkætəd͡ʒəˈlæstɪsɪst/.
What is the plural of katagelasticist?
The plural of katagelasticist is katagelasticists.

Words near katagelasticist in the dictionary

  1. katafronts
  2. katagana
  3. katagelast
  4. katagelastic
  5. katagelasticism
  6. katagelasticist
  7. katagelasticists
  8. katagelasts
  9. katagelophobia
  10. katagenesis
  11. katagenetic

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