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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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Maltriumph
Created by: WindingRoad
Pronunciation: MAL-trahy-uhmf
Sentence: Betty squirmed with maltriumph upon hearing about Greg's demotion.
Etymology: Mal (from L malignus [bad]) + triumph (from ME triumphe [victory])
Gleemorse
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: glee - morse
Sentence: Frowning on the outside, giggling on the inside, Lucinda was thoroughly enjoying her waves of gleemorse as word circulated around the office that her social superior and tormentor, Elvira, had been diagnosed with genital herpes and was suddenly being shunned by all the single guys in the department.
Etymology: blend of glee and remorse
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COMMENTS:
great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-16: 12:32:00
Sounds like you have invented the gleemorsecode - Nosila, 2008-06-16: 19:22:00
Love it! Good one! - lumina, 2008-06-16: 22:35:00
Fantastic. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-17: 02:54:00
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Gleeguilt
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: glee guilt
Sentence: Francis was terrible for suffering gleeguilt.
Etymology: from glee and guilt.
Melanjolly
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: mel-uhn-jol-ee
Sentence: Joyce had a case of menanjolly when she heard that her major rival was being let go over a conflict of interest issue. The fact that she had presented him with the opportunity to do so pinged on her conscience just a little, but she got over that quickly.
Etymology: melancholy (depressed, sad) + jolly (laughing, joyful)
Gleemorse
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: glēmôrs
Sentence: When her rival was caught cheating Sarah felt a deep sense of gleemorse. The only thing that could make her feel better/worse would be if she had been the one to report it.
Etymology: glee (great delight) + remorse (deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed)
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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Hiphipsorray
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: hip hip sorray
Sentence: A classic case of "the good news and the bad news" was just the way Candace's life seemed to be going lately. So when she heard Linda, not Linda B., but Linda S, the one who stole her man had been fired the same day her cat died, she couldn't help but feel hiphipsorray.
Etymology: Feeling sorry on the outside, but cheering on the inside.
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COMMENTS:
great - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-16: 12:29:00
Excellent - Mustang, 2008-06-16: 19:21:00
Hey, thanks guys. Just found this fun site, and finding my way around. I make up alot of words for fun anyway, so this is right up my alley. :) Alot of VERY talented Verbologists here! :) - lumina, 2008-06-16: 22:33:00
Very i-LUMINA-ting. But I'm sorry about the cat. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-17: 03:08:00
Ozziebob...yeah...the cat...Candace is still feeling very illitterate about it. (Etymology: ill=sick, litter=as in kitty. Def: The lowest point of grief after losing a beloved feline.) :) - lumina, 2008-06-17: 10:46:00
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Gladdist
Created by: jrogan
Pronunciation: glad-dist
Sentence: When Jenny's boyfriend dumped her, she was sad. When he started going out with her best friend, she was mad. But when they accidentally got sprayed by skunk which she had hidden under the front seat of his car, she was gladdist.
Etymology: glad+ sadist
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COMMENTS:
funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-16: 12:31:00
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Rueglee
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ROO-glee
Sentence: Miranda was struck with rueglee over the sudden misfortune that came to her friend Louise, the woman she loves to hate.
Etymology: Blend of 'Rue' (v. to feel sorrow over; repent of; regret bitterl and 'Glee' (n. open delight or pleasure; exultant joy; exultation)
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COMMENTS:
wow. much better than my own. - chaok, 2012-07-19: 19:16:00
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Comments:
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.
Hey mplsbohemian, Alchemist summed it up nicely with etymology for Guiltenfreude: "schadenfreude (pleasure at the misfortune of others) with guilt."
Today's definition was suggested by Discoveria. Thank you Discoveria. ~ James