Have you ever experienced unexplainable pleasure at someone else's misfortune? If you have, then you my friend have experienced Schadenfreude. Schadenfreude is made up of two German words Schaden, which means “harm” or “damage,” and Freude, which means “joy.

Researchers have found that there are three driving forces behind schadenfreude: listen in to understand these driving forces behind this universal human emotion.

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Schadenfreude: Why We Relish in the Misfortune of Others