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Schadenfreude in a sentence

Schadenfreude meaning

Malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune.

Synonyms of Schadenfreude

delight delectation

Related words

Other words often associated with Schadenfreude or its synonyms:

pleasure pleasance joy enrapture activity enjoy satisfy enthrall enchant enjoyment displease transport

Using Schadenfreude

  • The main meaning on this page is: Malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune.
  • Useful related words include: delight, delectation.
  • In the example corpus, schadenfreude often appears in combinations such as: little schadenfreude, schadenfreude is, of schadenfreude.

Context around Schadenfreude

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 5 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 15 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

little 2× justified 1× democrats 1× feel 1× fresh 1× nfl 1×

Often after:

happened 1× today 1× delights 1× surrounding 1× yes 1× pulls 1× friday 1× rooting 1×

Sentence patterns with Schadenfreude

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a little schadenfreude 1× a little schadenfreude today as 1× at democrats schadenfreude yes 1× bit of schadenfreude when i 1× enjoying some schadenfreude over her 1× feast of schadenfreude pulls the 1× fresh schadenfreude friday is 1× fun and schadenfreude to be 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a few years 1× but brazil will 1× eat the rich 1× many steelers fans 1× nfl schadenfreude rooting 1× parents around the 1×

Common sentence endings:

a little schadenfreude 1× empty and undeserved 1× entirely understand that 1× is a toddler 1× many to harvest 1× proceedings against him 1×

Words around Schadenfreude

Just before it in the word index:

schadegg 4 schade 9 schad 8 schactler 2 schacter 4 schack 9

Just after it in the word index:

schadler 2 schadlow 2 schadt 2 schaefer 92 schaeffer 83 schaer 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaon 20 abbv 20 abdalla 20 abdirahman 20 abdulmalik 20 abhimanyu 20

Corpus analysis for Schadenfreude

  • In this selection, "schadenfreude" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, little, justified, democrats, happened, today and delights stand out and add context to how "schadenfreude" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a little schadenfreude and a little schadenfreude today as. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "schadenfreude" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with schadenfreude

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Do I feel schadenfreude? (4 words)

Schadenfreude is a strong drive. (5 words)

Anger at Democrats’ schadenfreude, yes. (5 words)

Longer example sentences

Savage also admits to being aware of the schadenfreude surrounding his current position: "I've also learned that a lot of people out there want Macclesfield to fail because they want me to fail – but that is fuel to my fire. (41 words)

But rather than celebrating the humiliation of the wealthy in a grand feast of schadenfreude, pulls the wool from over our eyes to show that when you eat the rich, you’re still a cannibal. (35 words)

But Brazil will be the team going deeper in this World Cup after qualifying for the knockout round later on Wednesday, and some Brazilians were in no mood to deprive themselves of a little schadenfreude. (35 words)

Question examples

Do I feel schadenfreude? (4 words)

Example sentences (16)

A few years later some well-justified Schadenfreude happened and corporate seized the entire franchise, all assets and locations - I'm pretty sure the owner's actions contributed in legal proceedings against him.

Parents around the world are enjoying a little schadenfreude today as Marie Kondo, the queen of meticulousness, has surrendered to the chaos that is a toddler.

Schadenfreude is a strong drive.

The actress’ story is told from the perspective of an ex-boyfriend enjoying some schadenfreude over her being the subject of a seedy photo shoot.

Eat the rich vibes with schadenfreude delights.

Many Steelers fans will gleefully embrace this as schadenfreude, and I entirely understand that.

Savage also admits to being aware of the schadenfreude surrounding his current position: "I've also learned that a lot of people out there want Macclesfield to fail because they want me to fail – but that is fuel to my fire.

Anger at Democrats’ schadenfreude, yes.

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But rather than celebrating the humiliation of the wealthy in a grand feast of schadenfreude, pulls the wool from over our eyes to show that when you eat the rich, you’re still a cannibal.

Do I feel schadenfreude?

Fresh Schadenfreude Friday is here.

NFL Schadenfreude: Rooting For Bad Training Camp Storylines.

There’s a little bit of schadenfreude when I watch that movie.

But Brazil will be the team going deeper in this World Cup after qualifying for the knockout round later on Wednesday, and some Brazilians were in no mood to deprive themselves of a little schadenfreude.

So much fun and Schadenfreude to be had from the tarnished luster of Hollywood hypocrisy, so many to harvest.

Until they are willing to let their own go, until they are willing to actually act as if these things matter of who the perpetrator is, their schadenfreude is empty and undeserved.

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Common combinations with schadenfreude

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "schadenfreude" in a sentence?
An example: "A few years later some well-justified Schadenfreude happened and corporate seized the entire franchise, all assets and locations - I'm pretty sure the owner's actions contributed in legal proceedings against him." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "schadenfreude" from authentic English texts.
What does "schadenfreude" mean?
Schadenfreude means: Malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune.
What are synonyms of "schadenfreude"?
Common synonyms of "schadenfreude" include: delight, delectation.
How many example sentences with "schadenfreude" are there?
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