Schadenfreude

See also: schadenfreude

French

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schadenfreude.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃa.dən.fʁɔj.də/
  • Rhymes: -e

Noun

Schadenfreude f (uncountable)

  1. schadenfreude (malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune)

German

FWOTD – 5 October 2012

Etymology

Schaden (damage, harm, mishap) + Freude (joy)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃaːdənˌfʁɔʏ̯də/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔɪ̯də

Noun

Schadenfreude f (genitive Schadenfreude, no plural)

  1. malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune; schadenfreude; gloating
    Synonym: Häme
    • 1912, Arthur Schopenhauer, Arthur Schopenhauers sämtliche Werke, vol. 3, R. Piper & Co., page 670:
      Jedoch ist Neid zu fühlen, menschlich; Schadenfreude zu genießen, teuflisch.
      However, to feel envy is human; to relish in Schadenfreude, diabolic.

Declension

Descendants

Further reading

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Schadenfreude.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʂa.dɛnˈfrɔj.dɛ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔjdɛ
  • Syllabification: Scha‧den‧freu‧de

Noun

Schadenfreude n (indeclinable)

  1. schadenfreude

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Schadenfreude.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌʃa.denˈfɾɔj.d͡ʒi/ [ˌʃa.denˈfɾɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌʃa.denˈfɾɔj.de/ [ˌʃa.denˈfɾɔɪ̯.de]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌʃa.dɛnˈfɾɔj.dɨ/ [ˌʃa.ðɛnˈfɾɔj.ðɨ]

Noun

Schadenfreude f (uncountable)

  1. schadenfreude (malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune)
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