Schadenfreude

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[edit] German

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[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈʃaːdn̩ˌfʀɔɪ̯də/, X-SAMPA: /"Sa.dn=.fR\OI.d@/

[edit] Etymology

Schaden (“damage, harm”) +‎ Freude (“joy”)

[edit] Noun

Schadenfreude f (genitive Schadenfreude, no plural)

  1. Malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune; schadenfreude.
    • 1912, Arthur Schopenhauer, Arthur Schopenhauers sämtliche Werke, vol. 3, R. Piper & Co., page 670:
      Jedoch ist Neid zu fühlen, menschlich; Schadenfreude zu genießen, teuflisch.
      However, to feel envy is human; to relish Schadenfreude, devilish.

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