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schadenfreude

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/ˈʃɑːdənfrɔɪdə/

noun C1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. placer que se siente ante la desgracia ajena (del alemán)

    • I felt a twinge of schadenfreude when my rival's project failed.

      Sentí un toque de regocijo malicioso cuando el proyecto de mi rival fracasó.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

English borrowed this directly from German Schadenfreude — it's so well established now that most English dictionaries simply list it as an ordinary English word.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa schadenfreude?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: I felt a twinge of ___ when my rival's project failed.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a schadenfreude?

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