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@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 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