Schadenfreudecombines the German words for “damage” and “joy” and describes the satisfaction you feel at someone else’s misfortune. While you may commonly feel it for someone who does something terrible to you, you may also experience it when watching sports and the rival team loses or wh...
Some might call this type of person a sadist, but the Germans gave English-speaking people another word for it: Schadenfreude. It means a person who takes pleasure from others’ misfortune.Schadenfreudecomes from the joining of two seemingly opposite words:Schadenmeaning “damage” or “harm” a...
die Wanderlust This word refers to a strong desire to travel and explore the world. It is used in both German and English. die Schadenfreude This word refers to the pleasure one feels at the misfortune of others. It is used in both German and English. These words are just a few examples...
This is best illustrated by a well-known German word that is mercifully absent from Müller's texts – the word Schadenfreude (four syllables), having the meaning of "taking pleasure in the misfortune of others" (twelve syllables). An online German-English dictionary renders the word as "...
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[εἰς ἀγωνίανγενάμενοι] … and regarded this great misfortune as an important sign”). Elsewhere, too ἀγωνίᾳ designates inner agitation in the face of coming unsalvation … [additional texts are adduced] … Furthermore the talk of Jesus as γεν...
It will be most interesting when the Zionist Jews are brought to justice to be tried under the same rules of evidence they have set fourth in seeking “justice” against others. One day their two tier justice system will fall and they will be placed in the same system the rest of us fa...
just ask for a kiss, a sigh! STUDENTS Whoever loses, whoever wins, we all long for you, sweet maids. LESCAUT I simply say that in this world no misfortune befalls us without some compensation. And what may your name be, sir? GERONTE Geronte di Ravoir. STUDENTS Both he who weeps an...
21.A.country B.language C.nation D.word22.A.hit B.beat C.shook D.patted23.A.introduced B.regarded C.treated D.considered24.A.Once again B.In addition C.For once D.Right away25.A.exciting B.welcoming C.disappointing D.boring26.A.escaped B.heard C.enjoyed D.preferred27.A.more ...
M. Beck instanced the Danzig question as one of the difficulties, whereby he emphasized the fact that in this case it was not only the German and the Polish Governments that where concerned; there were also third parties, among others the League of Nations. What would be the proper ...