Fremdschämen - A German term which describes the process of being vicariously embarrassed by someone else. For example when somebody's concept for a great party gag goes terrible wrong and you watch him fail in the middle of all of his friends.
Backpfeifengesicht German compound word for a 'face that should be slapped'.
Schadenfreude - A German word that meaning pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others.
This word is a loanword
from German. The literal English translation is 'Harm-Joy'. It is the feeling of joy or pleasure when one sees another fail or suffer misfortune. It is also borrowed by some other languages.
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