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In this one, she writes about her favorite word, the German word "schadenfreude," and raises a question about its relation to Detroit.— Freep.com - RSS
There may even be a sense of schadenfreude, the German word for deriving pleasure from someone else's misfortune.
Moving now to North Carolina and a nice little serving of schadenfreude -- some news tonight on how Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff is spending his time in prison.— CNN Transcript Oct 21, 2009
The classic example used to illustrate this kind of word is the German word schadenfreude, which means "the happiness felt at another's misfortune."— Fast Company
A story that generated a huge controversy, and no small amount of schadenfreude from the French bloggers, centered on Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux who made a trip to the town of Seignosse (department of Landes) on September 5 for the convention of young members of the UMP party.— GalliaWatch
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