Today’s “Word of the Day” is “schadenfreude” and it is a noun meaning “delight, pleasure, happiness, joy, gladness, elation (in someone else’s misfortune/pain) (This German word is derived from Schaden ‘harm/damage’ and Freude ‘joy’)“.
Example Sentence: In the case of Musk, the embarrassment he is experiencing may feel like a satisfying bit of schadenfreude. However, although Twitter is small compared with the likes of TikTok or even Facebook, it is – as Musk is keen to emphasise – the internet’s town square. And it has now been decimated as a result of his ego.
This word is present in The Guardian article Twitter users voted Elon Musk out. But CEO or not, he’ll still call the shots and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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