An unflattering pleasureSourced
Not region-specific · English meaning
Enjoyment of someone else’s misfortune has a name
English borrowed schadenfreude from German. It describes malicious enjoyment of another person’s misfortune, combining elements meaning harm or misfortune and joy.
Some emotion words are revealing rather than flattering.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-10