leedvermaak
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈleːtfərˌmaːk/
noun
Definitions
- schadenfreude (malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune)
Etymology
Compound from Dutch, Flemish leed (sad, suffering, pain, angry) + Dutch, Flemish vermaak (entertainment, enjoyment).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
vermaak
Gloss
entertainment, enjoyment
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- dierenleed Dutch, Flemish
- kinderleed Dutch, Flemish
- leed Dutch, Flemish
- leedwezen Dutch, Flemish
- vermaak Dutch, Flemish
- permak Indonesian
- lêet Middle Dutch
- vermaak Afrikaans