schadenfreude
[ shahd-n-froi-duh ]
/ ˈʃɑd nˌfrɔɪ də /
noun
satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune.
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Origin of schadenfreude
1890–95; <German, equivalent to Schaden harm + Freude joy
Words nearby schadenfreude
scfh, scfm, SCG, sch., Schacht, schadenfreude, Schaerbeek, Schaerf, Schafer method, Schaffhausen, schafskopf
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Schadenfreude
/ German (ˈʃaːdənfrɔydə) /
noun
delight in another's misfortune
Word Origin for Schadenfreude
German: from Schaden harm + Freude joy
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