Re: Looking
for a word
Posted by S. on March 27, 2003
In Reply to: Looking for a word posted by
James Briggs on March 27, 2003
: The concept of 'gaining pleasure
from the misfortune of others' is covered by a single word in German - 'Schadenfreude'.
There's a request in today's Times to come up with an English single-word equivalent.
I thought the wordsmiths among you out there would like to take up the challenge!
How about it?
"Sadism" and "dispathy" don't quite cut it, I suppose.
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