Schadenfreude
German (Berlin)
/ˈʃaːdənˌfʁɔʏ̯də/
noun
Definitions
- malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune; schadenfreude; gloating
Etymology
Compound from German Schaden (damage, mishap, harm) + German Freude (joy, joys).
Origin
German (Berlin)
Freude
Gloss
joy, joys
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
喜, 悦, 慶, 歓
Emoji
😂 😹
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- schadenfreude English
- schadenfreuder English
- schadenfreudian English
- Freude German
- Freudenhaus German
- Freudenträne German
- Gesundheitsschaden German
- Kollateralschaden German
- Leberschaden German
- Lungenschaden German
- Schaden German
- Umweltschaden German
- Vorfreude German
- freudig German
- freudlos German
- schädlich German
- fryd Norwegian Bokmål
- skade Norwegian Bokmål
- skadefryd Norwegian Bokmål
- Schadenfreude Portuguese
- シャーデンフロイデ Japanese
- Schadenfreude Polish
- fryd Norwegian Nynorsk
- skade Norwegian Nynorsk
- skadefryd Norwegian Nynorsk
- scado Old High German
- vrowede Middle High German