Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Word of the Week, Round 2!

 

I have successfully found a much better website to obtain my word of the week from.  Caterpillar was not really the direction I was looking to take this, so thank you Carleton College for your database of…  extremely interesting words.

schadenfreude \SHAH-dn-froi-duh\ (noun)

1. Enjoyment obtained from the troubles of others

Example Sentence:

Despite herself, Jane felt a tingle of schadenfreude at her sister-in-law’s recounting of her latest woes.

I think it is safe to say we all know these people.  The question is, when is the last time we have experienced this feeling?

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