Comment by zzzeek
5 hours ago
chat what is the German word for person who feels guilty for feeling schadenfreude
im sure it is a spectacular word
5 hours ago
chat what is the German word for person who feels guilty for feeling schadenfreude
im sure it is a spectacular word
Schadenfreude literally means "shameful joy", so it's kind of built into the word itself. Someone who doesn't feel at least a little tinge of wrongness is someone who's broken.
No it does not mean that. It's not "shameful joy". It's joy at someone else's misfortune.
"Schaden" means literally "harm". "Schamfreude" or "Beschaemende Freute" would be "shameful joy", but that's not a word or expression that anyone uses.