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has glosseng: Katagelasticism refers to the psychological condition in which a person excessively enjoys laughing at others (katagelao = Greek for "laughing at"). Katagelasticists actively seek and establish situations in which they can laugh at others (at the expense of these persons). There is a broad variety of things that katagelasticists would do—starting from harmless pranks or word plays to truly embarrassing and even harmful, mean-spirited jokes. They would be of the opinion that laughing at others is part of the daily life and if others do not like being laughed at, they should just fight back. The questionnaire is also online for a free self-assessment in an English form at and in a German form .
lexicalizationeng: katagelasticism
instance of(noun) a cover term for a variety of mental disorders in which severe anxiety is a salient symptom
anxiety disorder

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