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Schadenfreude.

schadenfreude

13 characters4 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʂa.dɛnˈfrɔj.dɛ/

  1. schadenfreude

    indeclinable · neuter
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *skaþô Proto-West Germanic *skaþō Old High German skado Middle High German schade German Schaden Proto-Indo-European *prew-der. Proto-Germanic *frawazder. Proto-Germanic *frawiþō Old High German frewida Middle High German vröude German Freude German Schadenfreudeubor. Polish Schadenfreude Unadapted borrowing from German Schadenfreude.

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