epicaricacy

== English == === Alternative forms === epicharicacy === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἐπιχαιρεκακία (epikhairekakía, “joy upon evil”). The word appears in most of the editions of Nathaniel Bailey's dictionary and many dictionaries that came after. Linguist Joseph T. Shipley included it in his Dictionary of Early English (1963), citing Bailey. Evidence of actual usage seems scant until it was picked up by various "interesting word" websites around the turn of the twenty-first century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɛpɪˈkæɹɪkəsi/ === Noun === epicaricacy (uncountable) (rare) Rejoicing at or deriving pleasure from the misfortunes of others. Synonym: schadenfreude ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:epicaricacy. ==== Translations ==== === See also === schadenfreude gloating lulz sadism sardonic Ucalegon === References === Bailey, Nathan (1737), Universal Etymological English Dictionary‎[1], London Bailey, Nathan (1751), Dictionarium Britannicum, London Shipley, Joseph T. (1955), Dictionary of Early English, Philosophical Library, →ISBN Novobatzky, Peter with Shea, Ammon (1955), Depraved and Insulting English, Harvest Books, →ISBN === Further reading === epicaricacy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia infopop.cc wordsmith.org Powellsbooks.blog Google book search on epikhairekakia Google book search on Epichaerecacia