Word of the day

[ars_longa]

Word of the Day for Monday August 22, 2005

   schadenfreude \SHOD-n-froy-duh\, noun:
   A  malicious  satisfaction  obtained  from  the misfortunes of
   others.


Just where the hell they were two days ago when I was trying to find an equivalent to Russian злорадство (zloradstvo)? I wouldn't take any bets about how many people know it, though...

Comments

[mm-aka-mm.livejournal.com]

so, you've been banned?:)
it's really amusing.:) i still cannot get my self to be involved in any of these things as we used to years ago. you remember, i bet.:)

[ars-longa.livejournal.com]

Marina, it's really ridiculous, isn't it? The more things change... :)

I wasn't involved with this community. Just made an observation they didn't appreciate. :)

On the other news, so it happens that I have a meeting tomorrow from 12 to 3. :( At any other time I'm still at your service, though. :)