Schadenfreude

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Schadenfreude.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃa.dən.fʁɔj.də/
  • Rhymes: -e

Noun

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Schadenfreude f (uncountable)

  1. schadenfreude (malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune)

German

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Etymology

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Schaden (damage, harm, mishap) +‎ Freude (joy)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃaːdənˌfʁɔʏ̯də/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔɪ̯də

Noun

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Schadenfreude f (genitive Schadenfreude, no plural)

  1. malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune; schadenfreude; gloating
    Synonym: Häme
    • 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 in Schadenfreude, diabolic.

Declension

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Descendants

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Further reading

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from German Schadenfreude.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʂa.dɛnˈfrɔj.dɛ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔjdɛ
  • Syllabification: Scha‧den‧freu‧de

Noun

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Schadenfreude n (indeclinable)

  1. schadenfreude

Further reading

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from German Schadenfreude.

Noun

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Schadenfreude f (uncountable)

  1. schadenfreude (malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune)