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Originally Posted by Zeitgheist
No, well... I was going for the swedish word "skadeglädje" when I realized... there is no english word for it, and the dictionary only showed me the german word... but, by the sound of it, schadenfreud is VERY close to two swedish word that could depict the original word I was going for
skade = derived from "skada" (to hurt) ...very close to "schaden"
glädje = joy
To take joy in another person's misery
the freude in schadenfreude sounds VERY much like the swedish word for "fröjd" which means pleasure, enjoyment or delight. So, it's not enjoyment for someone who's getting what s/he deserves... it's just enjotment in someone elses pain 
note: I know NO german other than "we must extinct the jews, of course" and "that's a small penis" (both taught by my niece who takes german) XD |
Still though, sadism is more applicable.
And yes, it was the fault of others as well.
I hope Frankie got reimbursed somehow for that misery.