elation in Misfortune
The Roots of Schadenfreude: Why We Take Pleasure in Other People's Pain What getting satisfaction from someone's mishaps or failures may say about you. Have you ever wished or imagined misfortune visiting someone who offended or upset you in some way? Nor do we take in observing or hearing about the misfortunes of others—esp. A review of “Schadenfreude: The Joy of Another's Misfortune,” by Tiffany Watt Smith. Schadenfreude, or “harm-joy,” is the pleasure we feel in other people's misfortune?
