skadeglädje

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Swedish

Etymology

Compound of skada (harm, damage) +‎ -e- +‎ glädje (joy, happiness). Variation of earlier skadefröjd. Compare with German Schadenfreude. First attested in 1804.[1]

Noun

skadeglädje c

  1. schadenfreude (malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune)

Declension

Declension of skadeglädje
nominative genitive
singular indefinite skadeglädje skadeglädjes
definite skadeglädjen skadeglädjens
plural indefinite
definite

Synonyms (obsolete)

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