CSIS Issues Commentary: Schadenfreude
November 25, 2025
November 25, 2025
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Nov. 24, 2025:
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Schadenfreude
By William Alan Reinsch
The German language is notorious for long words that are combinations of other words. These are hard to understand, unless you're German, but occasionally one of them makes its way into English language use. One of those is Schadenfreude, which means, more or less, taking jo . . .
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Schadenfreude
By William Alan Reinsch
The German language is notorious for long words that are combinations of other words. These are hard to understand, unless you're German, but occasionally one of them makes its way into English language use. One of those is Schadenfreude, which means, more or less, taking jo . . .