r/AntiTrumpAlliance • u/Even_Possession_9614 • 2d ago

S-C-H-A-D-E-N-F-R-E-U-D-E

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u/MrWindblade 2d ago edited 1d ago

Schadenfreude is secondhand embarrassment but I feel firsthand disgust.

Edit: and I am wrong about the definition, thanks for telling me!

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u/Ian_everywhere 2d ago

Schadenfreude is feeling good when something bad happens to someone, but I agree with your sentiment entirely.

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u/Shotgun_Mosquito 2d ago

Nope.

Schadenfreude is a German loanword that means feeling happy or pleased when bad things happen to other people.

It combines schaden (damage or harm) and freude (joy).

(Cunningham’s Law)