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You hear the word
Schadenfreude
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I'm a bona fide KRAUT -- my mother tongue is German so I'll tell you what it means in English. Schadenfreude is a word made up of two German nouns: Schaden and Freude.
Pronunciation:
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German all nouns are capitalized. Schaden begins with 'Sch'.
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The meaning of
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Schadenfreude is made up of two nouns, Schaden and Freude. Schaden is dark. Schaden is prob'ly related to the English word shade (Ger: Schatten) -- so you suspect it's not going to be brilliant -- it's something ominous. Schaden means damage. It can also mean mischief, harm, physical or mental defect, fault, loss, damage, etc. So you know it's not going to be good news. Freude means happiness. It can also mean enjoyment, gratification, fun, joyousness, glee, happiness, delight, etc. So you know this going to mean good news. So, when you suffer from Schadenfreude you are delighted that someone else is suffering.
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