NounSingular schadenfreude Plural uncountable schadenfreude (uncountable)
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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Schadenfreude (pronounced /ˈʃɑːdənfrɔɪdə/ Audio (US) (help·info), German pronunciation: [ˈʃaːdənˌfʁɔʏdə]) is pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others. This German word is used as a loanword in English and some other languages, and has been calqued in Danish and Norwegian as skadefryd and Swedish as Skadeglädje. Linguistic analysisAntonymsThe Buddhist concept of mudita, "sympathetic joy" or "happiness in another's good fortune", is cited as an example of the opposite of schadenfreude. Alternatively, envy, which is unhappiness in another's good fortune, could be considered the counterpart of schadenfreude. Completing the quartet is "unhappiness at another's misfortune", which may be termed empathy, pity or compassion. The transposed variant "Freudenschade" seems to have been multiply invented to mean sorrow at another person's success. It does not exist in German. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Is it acceptable to govern in the interest of Schadenfreude? Q. I mean collective Schadenfreude. Like... trying to levy targeted taxes at people who received both bonuses and stimulus money. That sort of thing. Asked by unknown - Wed Apr 1 22:34:14 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. I think it's deplorable. Dems and repubs both, when given two equally beneficial policies, will enact the one that makes the other side the most miserable. Sometimes they'll even choose the lesser option just to take joy in their opponent's suffering! When the displeasure of a group is more important than just and righteous government it will soon become a contest that everyone will lose. Answered by Bigsky_52 - Wed Apr 1 22:49:37 2009 What does the German phrase "Schadenfreude Weltschmerz" denote or connote? Q. Is this even an authentic German phrase or did someone just jokingly put two German words together to make an interesting sounding remark? Has anyone ever heard these two words together this way before (other than as a humorous answer on Yahoo! Answers)? roscoedea...: So it is a phrase in common use then? Just found on Google a review of a book in which one character departing the house of a second character leaves behind a scrap of paper on which is written the words Schadenfreude and Weltschmerz. Apparently both of these words have found their way into the English lexicon. I'm wondering if this phrase using the two words together has as well? I found this phrase used in a humorous answer here on YA. I suspected that the person using… [cont.] Asked by Seeker - Wed Oct 25 11:44:54 2006 - - 11 Answers - 2 Comments A. "Schadenfreude Weltschmerz" is not used as phrase here in germany, especially because it make not really sense. weltschmerz means world-weariness (weltschmerz is also a NOT often used word ingermany - i guess only by some philosphies) Schadenfreude means malicious joy for figure out some german word you can use this site: just fill in the word you need to translate...this site has also a good forum where you can easily ask questions like this. Answered by <=> - Fri Oct 27 09:14:32 2006 Who here knows what schadenfreude means?
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