IELTS Reading on Schadenfreude with Flashcards

IELTS Reading on Schadenfreude IELTS Reading on Schadenfreude Source: Wikipedia.org What is Schadenfreude? Schadenfreude is the experience of pleasure, joy, or self-satisfaction that comes from learning of or witnessing the troubles, failures, or humiliation of another. It is one of four related emotions or concepts. Schadenfreude is a complex emotion, where rather than feeling sympathy towards someone’s misfortune, schadenfreude evokes joyful feelings that take pleasure from watching someone fail. This emotion is displayed more in children than adults, however adults also experience schadenfreude, they are just better at concealing their expressions. What triggers Schadenfreude? Researchers have found that there are three ...