schadenfreude

scha·den·freu·de

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [shahd-n-froi-duh]
- /ˈʃɑd nˌfrɔɪ də/
- /ˈʃɑː.dənˌfrɔɪ.də/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shahd-n-froi-duh]
- /ˈʃɑd nˌfrɔɪ də/

Definitions of schadenfreude word

noun schadenfreude satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune. 1
noun schadenfreude joy at others' misfortune 1
noun schadenfreude delight in another's misfortune 0
noun schadenfreude glee at another's misfortune 0

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Origin of schadenfreude

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

1890-95; < German, equivalent to Schaden harm + Freude joy

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Parts of speech for Schadenfreude

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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schadenfreude popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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