schadenfreudePronunciation: /ˈʃɑːd(ə)nˌfrɔɪdə, ˈʃɑːdənˌfrɔydə/Definition of schadenfreude noun [mass noun] pleasure derived by someone from another person’s misfortune: a business that thrives on Schadenfreude a frisson of SchadenfreudeOrigin:German Schadenfreude, from Schaden 'harm' + Freude 'joy'schadenfreude in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of schadenfreude in the US English dictionary