schadenfreude
English
/ˈʃɑːdənfɹɔɪdə/
noun
Definitions
- Malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune.
Etymology
Borrowed from German Schadenfreude (joy in the misfortune of others).
Origin
German (Berlin)
Schadenfreude
Gloss
joy in the misfortune of others
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- schadenfreuder English
- schadenfreudian English
- Freude German
- Schaden German
- Schadenfreude German
- skadefryd Norwegian Bokmål
- Schadenfreude Portuguese
- シャーデンフロイデ Japanese
- Schadenfreude Polish
- skadefryd Norwegian Nynorsk