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schadenfreude 

The joy one feels when bad things happen to other people.

or

The act of deriving pleasure from someone else's misfortune.

Orgin = German: Schaden, damage (from Middle High German schade, from Old High German scado) + Freude, joy (from Middle High German vreude, from Old High German frewida, from fr, happy).
An sense of schadenfreude came over me as I watched a Chevy Suburban with a "W" bumpersticker pull into a gas station advertising $3.89 per gallon.
schadenfreude by Stevo B May 13, 2006

Schadenfreude 

Pleasure from another's misfortune
This economy's producing plenty of opportunities for Schadenfreude as Congress summons multimillion dollar CEOs to defend themselves
Schadenfreude by GreatRecession.com February 14, 2009

Schadenfreudegasm 

N. Schadenfreude so intense that it results in an orgasm.
Once I heard that Donald Rumsfeld had stepped down, I had a schadenfreudegasm so huge that I had to throw away my underpants.
Schadenfreudegasm by Moontos November 10, 2008

Schadenfreudegasm 

N. Schadenfreude so intense that it results in an orgasm.
Once I heard that Donald Rumsfeld had stepped down, I had a schadenfreudegasm so huge that I had to throw away my underpants.
Schadenfreudegasm by Moontos November 11, 2006

Schadenfreude 

The joy, existential validation, and downright delicious pleasure received by watching, reading of, hearing of, or even, occasionally, causing an enemy's downfall. And by enemies, I mean also friends.
Ever since November 8, I have been watching election night coverage on CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, and The Young Turks just for the orgasmic Schadenfreude of it. Yum!
Schadenfreude by Trouble Clef March 26, 2017

schadenfreude 

Taking pleasure in somebody else's misfortune. From German,
also spelled shadenfreude
shrink to a patient:
-what did you feel when you found out that your successful brother had lost all his money in the stock market?
patient:
-schadenfreude
schadenfreude by ana von hindenburg February 25, 2011