Schadenfreude (noun)
sha-dun-frau-de
satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else’s misfortune.
Schadenfreude entered English around 1890-95 and comes from German. It’s formed from the words Schaden, “harm,” and Freude, “joy.”
Example sentences
“He felt a certain amount of schadenfreude at the situation.”
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