Schadenfreude

Schadenfreude (/ˈʃɑːdənfrɔɪdə/ ^ⓘ; German: [ˈʃaːdn̩ˌfʁɔʏ̯də] ^ⓘ; lit.Tooltip literal translation "harm-joy") is the experience of pleasure, joy, or self-satisfaction that comes from the first- or second-hand learning of the troubles, failures, pain, suffering, or humiliation of another. It is a loanword from German. Schadenfreude has been detected in children as young as 24 months and may be an important social emotion establishing "inequity aversion".^[1]

^ Shamay-Tsoory SG, Ahronberg-Kirschenbaum D, Bauminger-Zviely N (2 July 2014). "There is no joy like malicious joy: schadenfreude in young children". PLOS ONE. 9 (7): e100233. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...9j0233S. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0100233. PMC 4079297. PMID 24988446.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: article number as page number (link)

[1] Shamay-Tsoory SG, Ahronberg-Kirschenbaum D, Bauminger-Zviely N (2 July 2014). "There is no joy like malicious joy: schadenfreude in young children". PLOS ONE. 9 (7): e100233. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...9j0233S. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0100233. PMC 4079297. PMID 24988446.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: article number as page number (link)

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