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Quote by Henry Grunfeld
It was a matter of personal schadenfreude: they were delighted their rival was in trouble.
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The speaker describes a personal feeling of pleasure at seeing a rival in trouble. “Schadenfreude” names enjoyment of another person’s misfortune, so their delight was not sympathy or concern but satisfaction directed at the rival’s difficulty.
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- The Guardian
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