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Word: Schadenfreude
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
German Schadenfreude, from Schaden ‘harm’ + Freude ‘joy’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈʃɑːd(ə)nˌfrɔɪdə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune
Short Definition:pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune
Examples:- a business that thrives on schadenfreude
- a frisson of schadenfreude
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