Schadenfreude

Schadenfreude

Restoring revision 1347057888 by MediaKyle: unclear how this is supposed to contribute but ok (UV 0.1.6)

← Previous revision Revision as of 08:12, 20 April 2026
Line 5: Line 5:
{{Emotion}}
{{Emotion}}


'''Schadenfreude''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ʃ|ɑː|d|ən|f|r|ɔɪ|d|ə|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Schadenfreude.wav}}; {{IPA|de|ˈʃaːdn̩ˌfʁɔʏ̯də|lang|Schadenfreude-native-german.flac}}; {{abbrlink|lit.|literal translation}} "harm-joy") is the experience of pleasure, joy, or self-satisfaction that comes from learning of the troubles, failures, pain, suffering, or [[humiliation]] of another.
'''Schadenfreude''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ʃ|ɑː|d|ən|f|r|ɔɪ|d|ə|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Schadenfreude.wav}}; {{IPA|de|ˈʃaːdn̩ˌfʁɔʏ̯də|lang|Schadenfreude-native-german.flac}}; {{abbrlink|lit.|literal translation}} "harm-joy") is the experience of pleasure, joy, or self-satisfaction that comes from learning of the troubles, failures, pain, suffering, or [[humiliation]] of another. Schadenfreude is a [[loanword]] from German. The closest word in English would be ''' gloat'''. Schadenfreude has been detected in children as young as 24 months and may be an important [[social emotion]] establishing "[[inequity aversion]]".{{cite journal | vauthors = Shamay-Tsoory SG, Ahronberg-Kirschenbaum D, Bauminger-Zviely N | title = There is no joy like malicious joy: schadenfreude in young children | journal =[[PLOS ONE]] | volume = 9 | issue = 7 | article-number = e100233 | date = 2014-07-02 | pmid = 24988446 | pmc = 4079297 | doi = 10.1371/journal.pone.0100233 | bibcode = 2014PLoSO...9j0233S | doi-access = free }}
[[File:Clown chili peppers.jpg|thumb|right|200px|One example of schadenfreude — Clown.]] Schadenfreude is a [[loanword]] from German. The closest word in English would be ''' gloat'''. Schadenfreude has been detected in children as young as 24 months and may be an important [[social emotion]] establishing "[[inequity aversion]]".{{cite journal | vauthors = Shamay-Tsoory SG, Ahronberg-Kirschenbaum D, Bauminger-Zviely N | title = There is no joy like malicious joy: schadenfreude in young children | journal =[[PLOS ONE]] | volume = 9 | issue = 7 | article-number = e100233 | date = 2014-07-02 | pmid = 24988446 | pmc = 4079297 | doi = 10.1371/journal.pone.0100233 | bibcode = 2014PLoSO...9j0233S | doi-access = free }}


== Etymology ==
== Etymology ==