Schadenfreude

Meaning

malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune; schadenfreude; gloating

Concepts

schadenfreude

epicaricacy

Schadenfreude

gloating

malicious-joy

malicious glee

serves one right

what one deserves

mischievousness

spitefulness

malicious joy

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃaːdənˌfʁɔʏ̯də/

Etymology

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

Sentences

Selbst schuld , dachte er und konnte seine Schadenfreude kaum verbergen .

It was his own fault, he thought, and could barely hide his schadenfreude.