Question

The foreign term 'Schadenfreude' means:

• A. Extremely happy
• B. Always dubious
• C. Pleasure from another's misfortune
• D. Sad about another's unluckiness

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Pleasure from another's misfortune

The German term Schadenfreude combines:

• “Schaden” = harm

• “Freude” = joy

So it means feeling pleasure when something bad happens to someone else.

Why others are wrong:

• A) Extremely happy ❌ → too general

• B) Always dubious ❌ → unrelated

• D) Sad about another's unluckiness ❌ → opposite meaning