Read the example sentence. The Grandview Warriors football team did not make it to the playoffs, but they felt a sense of schadenfreude when their main rivals, the Burlington Bulldogs, were soundly beaten 31–10 in the first playoff game.

Schadenfreude means taking pleasure in someone else’s misfortune. The Warriors missed the playoffs themselves, but they felt pleasure when their rival team was soundly beaten. Therefore, the correct choice is “pleasure in another’s misfortune.”

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