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.

by aw182006 February 13, 2009

poliitical schadenfreude

The pleasure experienced when a member of an opposed political party is experiencing embarassment or disfunction.

The Lewinsky affair generated much political schadenfreude within the G.O.P.

by Duckbutt January 1, 2004

Schadenfreund

The online object of schadenfreude. A person you don’t unfriend for the sole purpose of having a front row seat to the dumpster fire that is their life. See also frenemie.

“On Facebook, Jenny is my favorite schadenfreund. If ruining ones own life we’re an Olympic event; she’d be investigated for doping”

by CYHBWIJG December 30, 2018

Self-Schadenfreude

If Schadenfreude is the act of deriving joy and laughter from the misery and suffering of others; then Self-Schaudenfreude is the act of laughing at others experiencing your pain; This may seem like an oxymoron; but many a Twitch streamer use this as a template for getting their streams starting; It is, after all, an unfiltered Stream of Consciousness, and not a filtered "Broadcast", A good example is Vinny Vinesauce, Joel Vargskelethor, DesertPogona, and many more. Self-depreciating humor is a requirement.

"local boomer experiences the phenomena of self-schadenfreude." -Anonymous Twitch Chat member watching the Streamer read Chat off and then laugh at others laughing at his misery.

by gamesmanner January 9, 2021

Marxist Schadenfreude

When one takes pleasure in inflicting misfortune onto the rich and powerful (regardless of intentions).

Some of them suggest that he's not so much a champion of the oppressed so much as an adrenaline junkie who uses powerful and amoral opponents as a source of Marxist schadenfreude.

by The Logical Fallacy May 23, 2018

schadenfreudeing

To gloat at another's worst luck: malicious and even sadistic pleasure in some other person's horrible misfortune.

German and American car companies have given new meaning to schadenfreudeing, over Toyota's miscalulation.

by Guido1 February 4, 2010

schadenfreud

The pleasure you get from watching your friends suffer through reading Freud.

A feeling of schadenfreud swept over Camille as she watched her roommate Allison suffer through 75 pages of Freud. Camille had endured hours of difficult nursing classes, but Allison had an easy major and coasted through college... until now. Sweet revenge.

by andlearprincessoftherainbows September 7, 2011