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Schaden
German · medieval
"harm, damage"
meaning "harm" or "damage"
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Stage 2 of 3
Schadenfreude
German · 1800s
"pleasure derived from another's misfortune"
combining "Schaden" with "Freude" (joy)
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Stage 3 of 3
schadenfreude
English · 1900s
"pleasure derived from another person's misfortune"
adopted directly from German
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