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Meanings of schadenfreude in English

Russian
злорадство
Portuguese
schadenfreude
Spanish
alegria malsana
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Joy derived from the misfortunes of others.

Related terms
злорадство
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Usage of schadenfreude in English
1
The news has triggered surprise and, yes, schadenfreude across the film world.
The Irish Times
2
So let's tone down the schadenfreude and hope that Theranos can deliver.
The Guardian
3
If so, have you any idea what the Italian for schadenfreude is?
The Irish Times
4
Mariel felt that same tinge of schadenfreude she'd experienced the day before.
Nano
5
Tottenham followers will have to content themselves with a touch of schadenfreude.
The Guardian
6
It gives me no schadenfreude to say, it looks like the latter.
The Guardian
7
To her right, Polish president Lech Kaczynski allowed himself a chortle of schadenfreude.
The Irish Times
8
This is starting to look like one serious spree of schadenfreude.
The Irish Times
9
Such games would prompt an orgy of schadenfreude around the country.
The Irish Times
10
It helps that Evan's nihilism has a pleasing touch of schadenfreude.
The Guardian
11
Would you like schadenfreude or bitter tears with your drinks, lads?
The Irish Times
12
Beyond the silly season schadenfreude, however, is a more serious point.
The Guardian
13
That's right: According to this study, people prone to empathy are prone to schadenfreude.
Wired
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Even if it was just a case of uncontrollable schadenfreude.
The South African
15
The postmortems have begun and the schadenfreude will be only fierce in some places.
The Irish Times
16
But combing back through Amazon's failures isn't just about schadenfreude.
Wired
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Portuguese
schadenfreude
Schadenfreude through the time