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Interesting that English doesn't have its own word for schadenfreude. It's commonly recognised emotion where I live thus it has own word for it.
- 5 years ago
@Teal_Pipo_Fredo wrote:Interesting that English doesn't have its own word for schadenfreude. It's commonly recognised emotion where I live thus it has own word for it.
Actually you do have the English word "Epicaricacy" that does exactly describe the German word schadenfreude. It does have its origin in Greek, but it is an English word alright.
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- 5 years ago
@CyberDyme wrote:
@Teal_Pipo_Fredo wrote:Interesting that English doesn't have its own word for schadenfreude. It's commonly recognised emotion where I live thus it has own word for it.
Actually you do have the English word "Epicaricacy" that does exactly describe the German word schadenfreude. It does have its origin in Greek, but it is an English word alright.
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ps. will never use it though, doesn't roll of the tongue quite as easily as schadenfreude .ds
- 5 years ago
@CyberDyme wrote:
@Teal_Pipo_Fredo wrote:Interesting that English doesn't have its own word for schadenfreude. It's commonly recognised emotion where I live thus it has own word for it.
Actually you do have the English word "Epicaricacy" that does exactly describe the German word schadenfreude. It does have its origin in Greek, but it is an English word alright.
@CyberDyme Thanks. In Finnish known as "vahingonilo" = vahinko (=~misfortune/mishap literally) + ilo (=joy). Here we have a saying that "vahingonilo on paras ilo" which would translate "Epicaricacy/Joy of misfortune is best of joys".
- 5 years ago
@Teal_Pipo_Fredo wrote:
@CyberDyme wrote:
@Teal_Pipo_Fredo wrote:Interesting that English doesn't have its own word for schadenfreude. It's commonly recognised emotion where I live thus it has own word for it.
Actually you do have the English word "Epicaricacy" that does exactly describe the German word schadenfreude. It does have its origin in Greek, but it is an English word alright.
@CyberDyme Thanks. In Finnish known as "vahingonilo" = vahinko (=~misfortune/mishap literally) + ilo (=joy). Here we have a saying that "vahingonilo on paras ilo" which would translate "Epicaricacy/Joy of misfortune is best of joys".
"Skadeglädje är den enda sanna glädjen" in Swedish. "skade"=harm/injury/damage + glädje=happiness/joy . Translated: Epicaricacy is the one true source of joy/happiness (ish).
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