schadenfreude

Noun

Meaning

delight in another person's misfortune

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Synonyms

malevolence gloating gloat nastiness maltalent epicaricacy lulz malicious joy delight in disaster deriving pleasure from one's misfortunes gloating delight enjoy the calamity upon the enemy joy of calamity joy of misfortune joy upon evil

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Antonyms

immaculate joy candid joy simple joy true joy unpretentious joy heartfelt delight

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Hypernyms

delight delectation

Examples

Do I feel schadenfreude? Source: Internet

But rather than celebrating the humiliation of the wealthy in a grand feast of schadenfreude, pulls the wool from over our eyes to show that when you eat the rich, you’re still a cannibal. Source: Internet

A display of schadenfreude towards the vice president's ongoing battle of wits with his boss can be dangerous. Source: Internet

And then turn away, sometimes into the silence of Internet anonymity, alone with their schadenfreude. Source: Internet

Paired with bourbon, Scottish wool, and Humpty Dumpty Party Mix, this journey is best read through a lens of schadenfreude. Source: Internet

Impossible as it sounds, I think I may have exhausted my schadenfreude over the horrendous winter still being suffered, at this writing, by the denizens of the eastern US and the upper Midwest. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Schad schade schadenford schadenfreuder schadenfreudian Schadler