Can anyone explain what this means?

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Can anyone explain what this means?

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I recently reviewed a book where I found this sentence. I found it bit confusing to understand :eusa-think:

Most of us will not suffer the delighted schadenfreude of seeing our demise.
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This sentence doesn’t totally make sense because schadenfreude means happiness at the misfortune of others, and this sentence is using it to mean happiness at the misfortune of oneself. Aside from using the wrong word there, the sentence is saying that most of us won’t experience the perverse satisfaction of witnessing our own death.
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Alissa Nesson wrote: ↑14 May 2024, 08:53 This sentence doesn’t totally make sense because schadenfreude means happiness at the misfortune of others, and this sentence is using it to mean happiness at the misfortune of oneself. Aside from using the wrong word there, the sentence is saying that most of us won’t experience the perverse satisfaction of witnessing our own death.


I agree with you. I also had same thought.
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Interesting. It's my first time hearing this word.
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