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Schadenfreude · German
noun · German
Transliteration: Schadenfreude
malicious joy at another's misfortune. The form and sense are represented at the scope supported by the inspected source.
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English schadenfreude is from German Schadenfreude, literally damage-joy, from Schaden harm and Freude joy. Entry — inspected etymology or definition passage
schadenfreude · English
noun · English
Transliteration: schadenfreude
malicious joy at another's misfortune. The form and sense are represented at the scope supported by the inspected source.
1922 · English noun — The source dates the English record.
Location not yet researched — The inspected lexical passage does not establish a defensible historical coordinate for this stage.
English schadenfreude is from German Schadenfreude, literally damage-joy, from Schaden harm and Freude joy. Entry — inspected etymology or definition passage
The English noun is recorded from 1922. Entry — inspected etymology or definition passage