delectation in Misfortune
It means pleasure caused by the misfortune of others. Schadenfreude is an all-too-familiar. THE Germans, bless them, have a word for deriving pleasure from the misfortune of other people, a feeling known as schadenfreude. A hilarious quest to understand life's ultimate guilty pleasureSchadenfreude - enjoying the pain and failures of others - is attenuated by our perception of how much that person deserved. Have you ever wished or imagined misfortune visiting someone who offended or upset you in some way?