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schadenfreude

scha·den·freu·de [ shd'n fròydə ] or Scha·den·freu·de [ shd'n fròydə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
gloating at somebody else's bad luck: malicious or smug pleasure taken in somebody else's misfortune

[Late 19th century. < German< Schaden "harm" + Freude "joy"]
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