Schadenfreude (/ˈ ʃ ɑː d ən f r ɔɪ d ə  /  ; German: [ˈʃaːdn̩ˌfʁɔʏ̯də]  ( listen  ) ; lit. 'harm-joy') is the experience of

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Schadenfreude (/ˈ ʃ ɑː d ən f r ɔɪ d ə / ; German: [ˈʃaːdn̩ˌfʁɔʏ̯də] ( listen ) ; lit. 'harm-joy') is the experience of pleasure, joy, or self-satisfaction that comes from learning of or witnessing the troubles, failures, or humiliation of another.

Schadenfreude has been detected in children as young as 24 months and may be an important social emotion establishing "inequity aversion".[1]

Schadenfreude is borrowed from German. It is a compound of Schaden, "damage, harm", and Freude, "joy". The German word was first mentioned in English texts in 1852 and 1867, and first used in English running text in 1895.[2] In German, it was first attested in the 1740s.[3]

Although common nouns normally are not capitalised in English, schadenfreude sometimes is capitalised following the German convention.

Researchers have found that there are three driving forces behind schadenfreude: aggression, rivalry, and justice.[4]

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