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Schadenberuhigung

Reassurance that comes from the suffering of others. Distinct from schadenfreude, which implies that this suffering confers pleasure. From a compound of German words: Schaden=suffering, Beruhigung=comfort
I was feeling bad about the fact that I don't have any shoes, but then I met someone with no legs. Talk about schadenberuhigung!
by "Three Legs" Anderson May 28, 2013
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schiddering

Wow, she's schiddering like a pro! It's no wonder Pizza Hut hired her!
by PoppityCorn62 October 7, 2013
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Schadenfroid

Finding amusement in the suffering of others suffering through bitter winter cold. Frequently occurs in Canadian expats living on the West coast of the USA.
Parking his car at the beach, Frank thought about his friends back home scraping their icy car windshields and felt a sense of schadenfroid.
by kpallist January 7, 2014
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schadrach

The kind of person who sells drugs to middle schoolers to teach them life lessons.
I don't want him/her around my kids, they seem like a real Schadrach
by SirMadam April 18, 2016
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Schëdden

Typical Luxembourgish Word for drinking a lot and anytime. The word describe your hobbies and your drinking activity.
Bartrénger schëdden all weekend because they love alcohol.Are you sick? Go schëdden it will improve your health a lot.
by mrks_az November 19, 2016
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schandle

A school or learning environment completely lit by candles. No artificial lighting, all candles.
Man, hogwarts is such a schandle
by Angry Mother 1973 February 7, 2017
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schadenfucker

One who engages in schadenfuckery, which is the act of facilitating another's misfortune for one's own pleasure.

Related to schadenfreude, but different. Schadenfreude only involves feeling pleasure from another's misfortune. A schadenfucker actively (or through inaction) helps cause or worsen another's misfortune, for their own pleasure.
One schadenfucker decided not to support Hurricane Harvey relief efforts because Texas voted for Trump in the 2016 presidential election.
by Pseudothink November 23, 2017
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