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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesjoie maligne
Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhwa ma-leen
"Son regard était plein d'une joie maligne."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Dwelling on one's own success or another's misfortune with smugness or malignant pleasure.
"His constant gloating over the rival team's defeat made him very unpopular."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'gloat', likely of Scandinavian origin (compare Old Norse 'gletta' to sneer, mock), entering Middle English around the 14th century.
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joie maligne
Transliteration: zhwa ma-leen
"Son regard était plein d'une joie maligne."
Schadenfreude
Transliteration: shah-den-froy-duh
"Er konnte seine Schadenfreude über ihren Fehler nicht verbergen."
maligno trionfo
Transliteration: mah-leen-go tre-on-fo
"Il suo era un evidente e fastidioso maligno trionfo."
regodeo
Transliteration: re-go-de-o
"Su constante regodeo por el fracaso ajeno era insoportable."
regozo
Transliteration: re-go-zu
"O seu regozo com a nossa derrota foi evidente."
खुशी
Transliteration: khushi
"दूसरों की असफलता पर उसकी खुशी अच्छी नहीं थी।"
幸灾乐祸
Transliteration: xìng zāi lè huò
"他这种幸灾乐祸的态度惹恼了大家。"
고소해 함
Transliteration: goso-hae ham
"그의 고소해 하는 태도가 사람들을 불쾌하게 했다."
得意がる事
Transliteration: tokui-garu koto
"彼の得意がる態度は誰からも嫌われた。"
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