freudenschade

Jan. 29th, 2009 07:25 am
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freudenschade - n., sadness at another's good fortune.


The inverse of schadenfreude. Does not seem to be used in German, but is rather an English coinage from the better known inverse. From Freude, joy + Schaden, harm (note endings).

---L.
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