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OP Can anyone refresh my memory? I am looking for a word, I believe German, but used in English to describe the taking of delight in someone else's misfortune.
i think it's "shadenfreude".
spelling may be wrong.
just checked:
"schadenfreude"
Welcome, Donald, good to have you!
Thankfully, "schadenfreude" is not an affliction I suffer
from. I don't suffer from insanity, either--I'm quite
comfortable with it, thank you.
not to be confused with Weldscmerz ( - are all these angst-connoting words german derived??!!!!!)
.....whoops misspell - should have been Weldschmerz!
actually, the anglicized spelling is usually weltschmerz.
but you're right about those fun-loving Germans; schwarmerei and weltanschauung are a couple more angst-ridden borrowings.
tsuwm,
how do you KNOW these words!?
with respect...
>>actually, the anglicized spelling is usually weltschmerz.
It's Weltschmerz auf Deutsch , too.
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