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schadenfreude

noun

(also Schadenfreude) noun

NAmE//ˈʃɑdnˌfrɔɪdə//

[uncountable] (from German)

a feeling of pleasure at the bad things that happen to other people I couldn't resist a touch of schadenfreude when he was defeated so heavily in the election.

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