Gloat

/ɡloʊt/ verb

To feel or show smug pleasure or satisfaction, especially about someone else's misfortune or failure.

Possibly from Old Norse 'glotta' meaning to grin mockingly. The exact origin is uncertain, but it emerged in the 1500s with the meaning of contemptuous or mocking enjoyment.

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