Definition
Feeling or showing smug satisfaction about one's own success or someone else's failure.
Etymology
From Middle English 'gloten,' possibly from Old Norse 'glotta' (to smile scornfully). The word has meant 'to show triumphant satisfaction' since at least the 1500s.
Kelly Says
Neuroscientists have found that our brains do feel pleasure when rivals fail—it's called 'schadenfreude'—but gloating about it seems to be culturally discouraged more now than in earlier eras, suggesting emotional norms shift.
Translations
BNবাংলা
গর্ব কর
gorbo kor
CSČeština
pýchat se
pee-chat se
DADansk
glæde sig
glee-de sig
DEDeutsch
sich freuen
zich froh-en
ELΕλληνικά
ναυτίζω
na-vitz-o
ESEspañol
alborotar
al-bor-o-tar
FAفارسی
بزرگمنش
be-zar-g-mensh
FRFrançais
se réjouir
s ruh-zhuh-r-ee
GUGU
ગર્વ કરવું
garv kar-vu
HEעברית
להתגאות
le-hit-ga-ot
HIहिन्दी
गर्व करना
garv karna
HUMagyar
büszkélkedni
boos-ke-l-ked-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
bangga
ban-ga
ITItaliano
vantarsi
van-tar-see
KMKM
ប្រព្រឹត្ត
bra-pr-et
MSBahasa Melayu
berbangga
ber-ban-ga
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောကြား
pyaw-kya-r
NLNederlands
uitgelaten zijn
oot-ge-lay-ten zijn
NONorsk
smukke seg
smuk-ke seg
PLPolski
pochwalić się
po-chwa-l-ić się
PTPortuguês
ufanar
oo-fa-nar
RORomână
se lăuda
se lah-oo-da
RUРусский
хвастаться
khvastatsya
SVSvenska
smäcka sig
smy-kka sig
SWKiswahili
kujisifu
koo-ji-si-foo
TAதமிழ்
கனவில்லா
kana-vil-la
TEతెలుగు
గర్వపడటం
garva-pa-da-tan
THไทย
ภาคภูมิใจ
phak-phoo-mi-jai
TLTL
maang-maangan
ma-ang-ma-an-gan
TRTürkçe
gurur duymak
gu-ru-r duy-mak
UKУкраїнська
хвалитися
khvalytysya
VITiếng Việt
tự hào
tu hao
ZUZU
ukuthela
oo-koo-the-la