Re: what's this german word ?

On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:36:18 -0400, Brian M. Scott wrote:

On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:30:43 +0000 (UTC), pika <pika@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
in
<news:fsh05j$9jp$2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> in sci.lang:

I don't remember that German word that means that someone takes
pleasure or satisfaction out of someone else's misfortune or misery,
does anyone see what I mean ? I only remember there is no equivalent in
English..

I expect that you're looking for <Schadenfreude>.

Brian

thanks, that was uber quick :-)
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