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DEFINITION: n. A mixture of delight and guilt felt when a colleague, whom you despise, suffers a misfortune. v. To feel bad about feeling good when something bad happens to someone who is definitely not good.

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Frixxion

Created by: jrogan

Pronunciation: fri-ix-xion

Sentence: I shivered with fixxion when she was terminated for ratting

Etymology: frick, fix, frission

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Culpabiliglee

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: kulp a bili glee

Sentence: Faith could hardly suppress her culpabiliglee when her boss fired Edwin for sexual harrassment. She had hated the guy from day one, especially since he had failed to find her attractive and ask her out. Her manipulations and far-fetched victim's tale had finally forced her boss to remove her enemy.

Etymology: Culpability (state of guilt) & Glee (malicious satisfaction)

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Regretstasy

Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: ree-gret-stah-see

Sentence: Jill felt regretstasy over Betty's termination because while Jill despised Betty she wouldn't want to be ousted so publicly.

Etymology: regret + ecstasy

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Sadisposition

Created by: juliar

Pronunciation: say-dis-puh-si-shun

Sentence: I had a feeling of greatest sadisposition when my co-worker, Betty, broke her leg.

Etymology: sadism+despise

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Smykowskipathy

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /sməˈkaʊskəpəˌθi/

Sentence: I was filled with smykowskipathy, for it was the only time the judge's decided in my favor and als the only time that I didn't deserve it.

Etymology: From Tom Smykowski (the annoying coworker from _Office Space_ who suffers a nasty accident) and -pathy (as in sympathy and empathy)

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Sadissfaction

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: sa-diss-faction

Sentence: I really didn't mean for her to literally "break a leg" on stage, so I was overcome with sadissfaction when I saw her in a cast and using crutches.

Etymology: sad, diss, satisfaction

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COMMENTS:

I feel unworthy! - galwaywegian, 2007-03-23: 06:39:00

As a masochactor I enjoyed it - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-23: 11:02:00

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Miselation

Created by: PythianHabenero

Pronunciation: mizza-lation

Sentence: Upon hearing that her arch-nemesis fell down a well, Jeanine was filled with miselation.

Etymology: "misery" + "elation" with help from "mis-"

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Dupliciglee

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: do/pliss/i/glee

Sentence: Sally had a difficult time hiding her dupliciglee when the office know it all got the boot.

Etymology: duplicity + glee (deceitful happiness)

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COMMENTS:

Best of the day! - Mustang, 2008-06-16: 19:22:00

good one - Nosila, 2008-06-16: 19:32:00

Enchanting words: it dances before your eyes. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-17: 02:50:00

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Schadenfired

Created by: Loreshai

Pronunciation: shah-den-fy-yurd

Sentence: Jill felt slighty guilty that she was happy about screwing over her best friend in order to get a promotion at work. Jill felt Schadenfired.

Etymology: Fired - to be removed from employment + Schadenfreunde - german term to be happy when bad things happen to your friends.

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Foemotional

Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: foh - moshun - ul

Sentence: Genevieve felt foemotional when Sally lost her job. Even though she was her colleague, Genevieve did not like her and pretended to be sad when she cleaned out her desk...

Etymology: foe, emotional

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-03-23: 00:57:00
Today's definition was suggested by Discoveria.
Thank you Discoveria! ~ James

Discoveria - 2007-03-23: 10:56:00
That was quick...

ErWenn - 2007-03-23: 10:56:00
Don't really know how to top schuldeshadenfreude here.

mplsbohemian - 2007-03-24: 22:20:00
The trouble is that there is a word for this in English: schadenfreude.

Discoveria - 2007-03-26: 12:07:00
I've been told already. catgrin and James decided that schadenfreude refers to the satisfaction, and this verboticism refers to feeling guilt over having that satisfaction.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-03-26: 23:54:00
Hey mplsbohemian, Alchemist summed it up nicely with etymology for Guiltenfreude: "schadenfreude (pleasure at the misfortune of others) with guilt."

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-10-09: 00:12:00
Today's definition was suggested by Discoveria. Thank you Discoveria. ~ James