Definition schadenfreude in American English

schadenfreude noun

[uncountable] noun

/ˈʃɑd(ə)nˌfrɔɪdə/

Schadenfreude comes from the German words Schaden, which means “harm,” and Freude, which means “joy.”

a feeling of pleasure that some people have when bad things happen to someone else

Synonyms and related words

pleasure excitement enthusiasm

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