glee
die Schadenfreude (f - specific); die Freude (f)
Word details
- German meaning
- Schadenfreudig; sich über das Unglück anderer lustig machend.
- English meaning
- maliciously gleeful
- Synonym
- schadenfroh, spöttisch
- German example
- Sein hämisches Grinsen verriet seine Freude über den Fehler des Gegners.
- English example
- His maliciously gleeful grin betrayed his joy at the opponent's mistake.
- Comparative
- hämischerSuperlative: am hämischsten
Related words
- Schadenfreude
glee
- jubelnd
glee
- fröhlich
glee
- Jubel
glee
- Freude
glee
- glänzen
gleed
- leuchten
gleed
- schadenfroh
Gleeful, malicious
Example sentences with “glee”
She shouted with glee. (Sie rief vor Freude.)
Frequently asked questions
Is there a German word for 'glee'?
'Die Freude' is general joy. If you mean malicious glee, Germans use 'die Schadenfreude'.