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schadenfreude

/ˈʃɑːdənfɹɔɪdə/

Meanings
noun
Malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune.

Examples :

"Seeing his rival trip and spill coffee all over himself filled Mark with schadenfreude, even though he knew he shouldn't feel that way. "
emotion character attitude philosophy mind human society negative inhuman

Related Words

Illustration misfortune

misfortune noun

/mɪsˈfɔːtʃuːn/ /mɪsˈfɔɹtʃən/

Bad luck

"It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training. - Ulysses S. Grant"

Illustration someone

someone noun

/ˈsʌmwʌn/

A partially specified but unnamed person.

"Do you need a gift for that special someone?"

Illustration filled

filled verb

/fɪld/

To occupy fully, to take up all of.

"The teacher filled the bottle with water. "

Illustration seeing

seeing verb

/ˈsiːɪŋ/

(stative) To perceive or detect with the eyes, or as if by sight.

"I am seeing a red car parked across the street. "

Illustration observing

observing verb

/ɒbˈzɜːvɪŋ/ /əbˈzɝvɪŋ/

To notice or view, especially carefully or with attention to detail.

"From this vantage point we can observe the behavior of the animals in their natural habitat."

Illustration coffee

coffee noun

/ˈkɑ.fi/ /ˈkɒ.fi/ /ˈkɔ.fi/

A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.

"My dad made a strong coffee before going to work. "

Illustration himself

himself pronoun

/hɪmˈsɛlf/

(reflexive pronoun) Him; the male object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject

"He injured himself."

Illustration enjoyment

enjoyment noun

/ɛnˈdʒɔɪmənt/

The condition of enjoying anything.

"Few activities better the enjoyment of a hearty meal eaten in good company."

Illustration derived

derived verb

/dɪˈɹaɪvd/

To obtain or receive (something) from something else.

"The student derived the answer to the math problem from the formula. "

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though adverb

/ðəʊ/ /ðoʊ/

Despite that; however.

"I will do it, though."

Illustration malicious

malicious adjective

/məˈlɪʃəs/

Of, pertaining to, or as a result of malice or spite

"The student's malicious comment about his classmate's new shoes hurt her feelings. "

Illustration rival

rival noun

/ˈɹaɪvəl/

A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor.

"Chris is my biggest rival in the 400-metre race."