schadenfreude

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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.

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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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  1. German : Schaden, damage (from Middle High German schade, from Old High German scado) + Freude, joy (from Middle High German vreude, from Old High German frewida, from frō, happy).
 

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