Schadenfreude and Sadism
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Schadenfreude
Schadenfreude noun - Delight in another person's misfortune.
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Sadism and Schadenfreude are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Sadism" with "Schadenfreude", this nouns are similar.
Sadism
Sadism noun - Disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others.
Schadenfreude and sadism are semantically related. You can use "Schadenfreude" instead a noun "Sadism".
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