noun · uncountable · rare

schadenfreude

зловтіха

злорадство

Schadenfreude

Malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortuneMalicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune; counterempathy.

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/ˈʃɑː.dənˌfɹɔɪ.də/

» Why do we feel schadenfreude over others' suffering?

Чому ми зловтішаємося із страждань інших?

Meaning

1 senses

(uncountable, usually)Malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune; counterempathy.
Schadenfreude
злора́дствоzlorádstvo
зловті́хаzlovtíxa

More definitions

delight in another person's misfortune

Examples

6 sentences

Why do we feel schadenfreude over others' suffering?
Чому ми зловтішаємося із страждань інших?
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I couldn't resist a touch of schadenfreude when he was defeated so heavily in the election.
Я не міг упустити можливості трохи позловтішатися після його нищівної поразки на виборах.
ruЯ не мог упустить возможности слегка позлорадствовать, когда он столь сокрушительно проиграл на выборах.
deIch konnte mir einen Anflug von Schadenfreude nicht verkneifen, als er bei den Wahlen so vernichtend geschlagen wurde.
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Schadenfreude is karmic suicide.
deSchadenfreude ist Selbstmord für das Karma.
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Schadenfreude is evil.
ruЗлорадство – злое чувство.
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The word Schadenfreude only exists in German.
deDas Wort Schadenfreude gibt es nur im Deutschen.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune:

Русский

By meaning 1

malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune:

Origin

An unadapted borrowing from German Schadenfreude (“joy in the misfortune of others”), from

An unadapted borrowing from German Schadenfreude (“joy in the misfortune of others”), from Schaden (“damage, misfortune”) + Freude (“joy”). The word gained popularity in English in the late 20th c. and likely entered mainstream usage through an episode of The Simpsons (more in citations).

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