schadenfreude • \SHAH-dun-froy-duh\ • (noun, often capitalized)
: enjoyment obtained from the troubles of others
Example sentence:
“Bathed in summer sun (a temporary glitch, no doubt), you can’t help feeling a touch of schadenfreude when reading weather reports from Vostok, Antarctica . . . temperature today -54C.” (Robbie Hudson, [London] Sunday Times, June
hmm…
New Angeles Monthly, June 2008
Weekend America, March 30, 2008
Los Angeles Times, March 13, 2008
Los Angeles Times, March 6, 2008
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