Exploring the Meaning of Shadenfreida

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I have a song called Schadenfreude, you know, and Gary was pretty much living that, you know, taking pleasure in other people's pain, you know, Schadenfreude

Daniel:
Today's word is "Schadenfreude" and I must admit that I was really amused to learn that these words are even used in English, even though it's originally from the German language.

Die Schadenfreude.

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And that was the problem back in 2008, there was a sense amongst the shattered remnants of the left. That we, the layman brothers coming, crashing down amongst all the Schadenfreude, which tragically existed at the time that neoliberalism was self-evidently discredited and that a new coherent alternative would emerge, but it has to be constructed.

So usually here on the Vocab Man, we cover expressions that are really useful that make you a more fluent English speaker. And I don't think that this word is a must know word for our English learners, but I was so amused as I said before. So I just had to integrate it on the Vocab Man. Thanks for tuning in guys.


ou know, the word Schadenfreude. It's the happiness you feel when something bad happens to someone else? I think a lot of these early celebrations come from Shodan, Frieda. Rule number one of shut-in Freida never celebrate until you're absolutely sure your opponent has lost.

So what does Schadenfreude mean?

According to the Merriam Webster website, Schadenfruede is defined as enjoyment obtained from the troubles of others. The English word was borrowed from German in the middle of the 19th century in German. It comes from "Schaden" which means dammage and Freudee, which means Joy.

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Schadenfreude, you know, and Gary was pretty much living that, you know, taking pleasure in other people's pain, you know,

The word Schadenfruede was Merriam Webster's top lookup on October the second by a very considerable margin. Following president Trump's announcement. He and the first lady had passed positive for COVID-19.

Alright here comes a quote from the headline USA TODAY from the second October as well. President Donald Trump's coronavirus infection draws international sympathy and a degree of "Schadenfreude".

Synonyms:
Some similar words could be malicious joy, mischievousness, or gloating,

malicious joy, mischievousness, spitefulness.

Gloating. I hope you could enjoy this episode of the vocab man. My name is Daniel Goodson. And as always you can read along while you are listening. For that, I absolutely recommend you the app called podcast addict. Over there, you can also switch between different chapters in which I include links as well and additional information that way can even learn better and you'll remain motivated. Thanks a lot. And bye.