Schadenfreude — meaning in English
German → English · translate English → German instead
English meaning
- gloat verb To show obvious, often smug pleasure at your own success or at someone else's failure.
- schadenfreude noun The pleasure a person takes in someone else's misfortune.
Senses
Schadenfreude is used for these senses in English:
- gloat An act or instance of gloating.
- schadenfreude Malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune.
gloat — full definition
- verb To show obvious, often smug pleasure at your own success or at someone else's failure.
- noun An act of gloating.
Vocabulary Flow
Learn more English words in German.
Vocabulary Flow serves English words with the German meaning, one at a time — pronunciation and an example each time. Scroll it either direction.
Learn English in German
