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Dinosaur: [14] [15] Slang term used to describe an out-of-touch older person, a clueless person or an ignorant older man. Dirty old man: [16] [17] [18] An old pervert, specifically referring to older men who make unwanted sexual advances or remarks, or who often engage in sex-related activities. The term suggests that it is inappropriate and ...
A person may envy the characteristics or possessions of someone who also happens to be a romantic rival. [28] In fact, one may even interpret romantic jealousy as a form of envy. [29] A jealous person may envy the affection that their partner gives to a rival – affection the jealous person feels entitled to themselves.
(Arabic; عجم) Literally: mumbler, a person who cannot speak proper Arabic. A traditional term for non-Arabs (literally as those who cannot speak, or cannot be understood), often specifically applied to Persians. Derogatory implications depend on context. Ajnabi
Misanthropy may also deprive the person of most pleasures by making them miserable and friendless. [ 92 ] Another form of criticism focuses more on the theoretical level and claims that misanthropy is an inconsistent and self-contradictory position.
To test this theory, Perloff and Fetzer asked participants to compare themselves to specific comparison targets like a close friend, and found that illusory superiority decreased when they were told to envision a specific person rather than vague constructs like "the average peer".
Schadenfreude (/ ˈ ʃ ɑː d ən f r ɔɪ d ə /; German: [ˈʃaːdn̩ˌfʁɔʏ̯də] ⓘ; lit. Tooltip literal translation "harm-joy") is the experience of pleasure, joy, or self-satisfaction that comes from learning of or witnessing the troubles, failures, pain, suffering, or humiliation of another.
Jaqen H'ghar, an assassin of the Faceless Men in the fantasy suite A Song of Ice and Fire (1996–), consistently refers to himself ("a man") as well as frequently the person he is addressing (e.g. "a girl") in impersonal, third person form, and never by name. [82] Dobby the Elf in the Harry Potter series (1997–2007).
Other is a term used to define another person or people as separate from oneself. In phenomenology , the terms the Other and the Constitutive Other distinguish other people from the Self , as a cumulative, constituting factor in the self-image of a person; as acknowledgement of being real ; hence, the Other is dissimilar to and the opposite of ...