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It’s everywhere, this Schadenfreude. I went to dictionary.com after seeing it about 50 times in the last few weeks. Here’s what they had…

schadenfreude

Satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else’s misfortune.

Ahhhh….that makes sense.

Here are a few recent Schadenfreude articles on the web.

From the NY Times, “Waiting for Schadenfreude”.

From Op Ed News, “Schadenfreude, Zeitgeist and a sizzling Triumph TR8”. (Woah! Schadenfreude and Zeitgeist!)

From The Economist, “European Schadenfreude over the ills of American capitalism does not signify a dramatic move away from the free market”. (Lots of Schadenfreude at The Economist, by the way.)

From The Globe and Mail, “Schadenfreude in motion”.

From Newsweek, “Shades of Schadenfreude”.