schadenfreude
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
schadenfreude (uncountable)
- Malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune.
- 1897, Arthur Schopenhauer, Thomas Bailey Saunders (translator), "Human Nature", The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer,
- But it is Schadenfreude, a mischievous delight in the misfortunes of others, which remains the worst trait in human nature.
- 1897, Arthur Schopenhauer, Thomas Bailey Saunders (translator), "Human Nature", The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer,
- epicaricacy (rare)
- French: joie maligne, schadenfreude
- German: Schadenfreude
- Italian: gioia maligna
- Portuguese: Schadenfreude
- Russian: злора́дство
- Spanish: alegría maligna, satisfacción malévola, regodeo morboso, alegría de mal ajeno, epicaricacía, schadenfreude
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