schadenfreude
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scha·den·freu·de
(shäd′n-froi′də)n.
Pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others.
[German : Schaden, damage (from Middle High German schade, from Old High German scado) + Freude, joy (from Middle High German vreude, from Old High German frewida, from frō, happy).]
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Schadenfreude
(ˈʃaːdənfrɔydə)n
delight in another's misfortune
[German: from Schaden harm + Freude joy]
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scha•den•freu•de
(ˈʃɑd nˌfrɔɪ də)n.
pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune.
[1890–95; < German, =Schaden harm + Freude joy]
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schadenfreude
A German word meaning harm joy, used to mean pleasure taken at the misfortunes of someone else.
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| Noun | 1. |  Schadenfreude - delight in another person's misfortunedelectation, delight - a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; "his delight to see her was obvious to all" Deutschland, FRG, Germany, Federal Republic of Germany - a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990 |
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Translations
škodolibost
skadefryd
kahjurõõm
vahingonilo
schadenfreude
káröröm
skadeglädje
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