schadenfreude

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.[1] and likely entered mainstream usage through an episode of The Simpsons[2] (more in citations).

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑː.dən.fɹɔɪ.də/ enPR: shäʹdənfroidə

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• Rhymes: -ɔɪdə

schadenfreude (usually uncountable, plural schadenfreudes)

1. Malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune.

   Synonyms: (rare) epicaricacy, (internet slang) lulz

   Antonyms: (rare) confelicity, (uncommon) freudenfreude, (Jewish) naches, firgun

   • 1897, “Human Nature”, in Thomas Bailey Saunders, transl., The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer, translation of original by Arthur Schopenhauer:

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

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:schadenfreude.

• schadenfreuder
• schadenfreudian

• dance on someone's grave
• gloating
• glee

Unadapted borrowing from German Schadenfreude (“joy in the misfortune of others”), from Schaden (“damage, misfortune”) + Freude (“joy”).

schadenfreude (first-person possessive schadenfreudeku, second-person possessive schadenfreudemu, third-person possessive schadenfreudenya)

1. schadenfreude: malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune.

• “schadenfreude” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.