different between schadenfreude vs gloat

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schadenfreude (“joy in the misfortune of others”), from Schaden (“damage, misfortune”) + Freude (“joy”). The word gained popularity in English in the late 20th c. and likely entered mainstream usage through an episode of The Simpsons (more in citations).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /????d?nf???d?/ enPR: SHä?d?nfroid?
• Rhymes: -??d?

Noun

schadenfreude (uncountable)

1. Malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune.
   • 1897, Arthur Schopenhauer, Thomas Bailey Saunders (translator), "Human Nature", The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer,

     But it is Schadenfreude, a mischievous delight in the misfortunes of others, which remains the worst trait in human nature.

Quotations

• For more quotations using this term, see Citations:schadenfreude.

Synonyms

• epicaricacy (rare)

Antonyms

• naches

Derived terms

• schadenfreuder
• schadenfreudian

Translations

See also

• dance on someone's grave
• gloating
• glee

References

Further reading

• schadenfreude on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• bbc.co.uk - Edited Guide Entry: Schadenfreude

English

Alternative forms

• glote, glout (both obsolete?)

Etymology

From Middle English *gloten, glouten, from Old Norse glotta (“to grin, smile scornfully”) or Old English *glotian, both from Proto-Germanic *glut?n? (“to stare”), from Proto-Indo-European *g?el- (“to shine”), related to Swedish dialectal glotta, glutta (“to peep”), Middle High German glutzen, glotzen (“to stare”), Modern German glotzen (“to gawk, goggle”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?lo?t/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?l??t/
• Rhymes: -??t

Verb

gloat (third-person singular simple present gloats, present participle gloating, simple past and past participle gloated)

1. To exhibit a conspicuous (sometimes malevolent) pleasure or sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune.
2. To triumph, crow, relish, glory, revel.

Translations

Noun

gloat (plural gloats)

1. An act or instance of gloating.

Translations

References

Anagrams

• LoTAG