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schadenfreudes

schadenfreudes is the plural of schadenfreude.

Meaning of schadenfreude

Noun

schadenfreude (usually uncountable, plural schadenfreudes)

  1. (usually) Malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune; counterempathy.
    • But it is Schadenfreude, a mischievous delight in the misfortunes of others, which remains the worst trait in human nature.1897, “Human Nature”, in Thomas Bailey Saunders, transl., The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer, translation of original by Arthur Schopenhauer
    Synonyms:
    epicaricacy, lulz

Questions about schadenfreudes

What is schadenfreudes the plural of?
Schadenfreudes is the plural of schadenfreude.

Words near schadenfreudes in the dictionary

  1. Schad
  2. schadenford
  3. schadenfreude
  4. schadenfreuder
  5. schadenfreuders
  6. schadenfreudes
  7. schadenfreudian
  8. schades
  9. Schadler
  10. Schadlers
  11. Schads

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