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Schadenfreude — meaning in English

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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

  1. verb To show obvious, often smug pleasure at your own success or at someone else's failure.
  2. noun An act of gloating.

Related German words