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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁeɡoziˈʒaʁ si
"Ele começou a se regozijar com o fracasso do rival."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To dwell on own success or another's misfortune with smugness, malice, or malignant pleasure.
"She tried not to gloat about her high test score in front of her struggling classmates."
- 1
An act or expression of smug, malicious satisfaction.
"His quiet gloat was obvious to everyone in the room."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English verbs and Scandinavian roots, related to Old Norse 'glotta' meaning to grin maliciously. Over centuries, the term evolved from a simple physical facial expression into expressing malicious or excessive pleasure over one's own success or another's misfortune.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Gloat" is said worldwide
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rire en coin
Transliteration: rir ɑ̃ kwɛ̃
"Il a ri en coin après sa victoire."
schadenfroh sein
Transliteration: ˈʃaːdn̩ˌfʁoː zaɪ̯n
"Es ist unhöflich, über das Unglück anderer schadenfroh zu sein."
gioire malignamente
Transliteration: dʒoˈiːre maˌliɡnaˈmente
"Non dovresti gioire malignamente dei suoi errori."
regodearse
Transliteration: reɣoˈdearse
"No te regodees de tu buena suerte frente a los demás."
regozijar-se
Transliteration: ʁeɡoziˈʒaʁ si
"Ele começou a se regozijar com o fracasso do rival."
खुशी मनाना
Transliteration: khushi manana
"दूसरों की हार पर खुशी मनाना बुरी बात है।"
幸灾乐祸
Transliteration: xìng zāi lè huò
"我们不应该对别人的不幸幸灾乐祸。"
고소해하다
Transliteration: gosohaehada
"남의 불행을 고소해해서는 안 된다."
悪びれず喜ぶ
Transliteration: azawarau
Script: あざ笑う
"他人の失敗をあざ笑うべきではない。"
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