Schadenfreude is the experience of pleasure, joy or self-satisfaction that comes from learning of another person's troubles, failures, pain, suffering or humiliation. The word is borrowed from German, and the closest common English equivalent is gloating. Researchers have found evidence that the emotion can appear in children as young as two years old.
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First Described YearThe German word was first mentioned in English texts in 1852 and 1867, and first used in English running text in 1895. (w-bbfill-psychology6-0926) Core Claimthe experience of pleasure, joy, or self-satisfaction that comes from learning of the troubles, failures, pain, suffering, or humiliation of another 1 Classification
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the experience of pleasure, joy, or self-satisfaction that comes from learning of the troubles, failures, pain, suffering, or humiliation of another
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The German word was first mentioned in English texts in 1852 and 1867, and first used in English running text in 1895.
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