Mar 6, 2019 09:53
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عربي term

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I wonder how many languages has a translation for this!
Proposed translations (أنجليزي)
5 +3 Gloating
5 +1 schadenfreude

Proposed translations

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Gloating

It is usually used to convey the same meaning
Peer comment(s):

agree Muhammad Said : to show in an improper or selfish way that you are happy with your own success or another person's failure
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agree Chakib Roula
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agree Spiridon : yes
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2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Just being happy for another person's failure, own success has nothing to do with it."
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schadenfreude

schadenfreude: (formal) a feeling of pleasure that you get when something bad happens to someone else.

schadenfreude=epicaricacy=gloating
Example sentence:

I couldn't resist a touch of Schadenfreude when he was defeated so heavily in the election.

The unpleasantness on Wall Street produced a satisfying surge of schadenfreude about Yuppies getting their comeuppances.

Note from asker:
Schadenfreude is the nearest one to the meaning.
Peer comment(s):

agree Susan McMillan : I love this word - it encapsulates so much meaning in a single word. The only thing it lacks is a verb form.
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