schadenfreude

Noun CEFR C1

ˈʃɑː.dənˌfɹɔɪ.də

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Malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune.

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Españolalegría maligna epicaricacía gozamiento del mal ajenogozo morboso m satisfacción malévola refocilación refocilo regodeo schadenfreude (shádenfroide)

Françaisjoie maligne schadenfreude

DeutschHäme Schadenfreude

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العربيةشماتة

Bosanskizluradost злорадост злурадост

Češtinaškodolibá radost škodolibost

Danskskadefryd

Ελληνικάχαιρεκακία

Esperantodifektoĝojo

Eestikahjurõõm

Suomivahingonilo

Gàidhligàgh millteach

עבריתשִׂמְחָה לְאֵיד

Hrvatskizluradost злорадост злурадост

Magyarkáröröm

Bahasa Indonesiaschadenfreude

Íslenskaþórðargleði

Italianoaticofilia gioia maligna

日本語シャーデンフロイデメシウマ他人の不幸は蜜の味幸災楽禍

ქართულინიშნის მოგება

한국어고소하다 샤덴프로이데 쌤통

Македонскизлорадост сеир

Nederlandsleedvermaak schadevreugde

PolskiSchadenfreude

Portuguêsbem feito Schadenfreude

Русскийзлорадство

Shqipkeqdashje smirë

Српскиzluradost злорадост злурадост

Svenskaskadeglädje

Türkçeşematet

Українськазловтіха

Examples

“But it is Schadenfreude, a mischievous delight in the misfortunes of others, which remains the worst trait in human nature.”

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