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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 

German for unanticipated delight in the suffering of another which is cognized as trivial and/or appropriate.

Simply it is pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others.
They got a good laugh out of watching the waitress trip and fall while carrying a huge tray of food. That is schadenfreude.
Schadenfreude by aw182006 February 13, 2009

schadenfreude 

schadenfreude was enjoyed by all as Fred fell to his death.

Schadenfreude 

The pleasure someone gets for seeing another person clean a wall with an ear stick
I'm really having a Schadenfreude with you
Schadenfreude by Dr Weedad August 31, 2017

Schadenfreude 

feeling the emotion of schadenfreude is feeling a good emotion off of others misfortune
I am feeling so much schadenfreude

Schadenfreude 

German for enjoying someone else's pain.
Omg! Steve is schadenfreude!
Schadenfreude by KonX April 5, 2007