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schadenfreude

joy derived from the misfortunes of others
Event negative_emotion Q1163717
schadenfreude
Wilhelm Busch · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

schadenfreude is a negative emotion[1]. schadenfreude ranks in the top 3% of negative emotion entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,645 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Physically interacts with: Anger of God in Islam[3]
  • Part of: psychological terminology[4]
  • Commons category: Schadenfreude[5]
  • Said to be the same as: meshiuma[6], sadism[7]

Why It Matters

schadenfreude has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] schadenfreude is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). schadenfreude. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/schadenfreude
MLA “schadenfreude.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 17 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/schadenfreude.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_schadenfreude_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{schadenfreude}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/schadenfreude}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-17}}
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