malicious pleasure
Frequency: 5.01.1 per million words
enjoyment from seeing others suffer
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Examples (10)
- He took malicious pleasure in spreading rumors about his rival.
- There was a hint of malicious pleasure in her eyes as she watched him struggle.
- Some people seem to derive malicious pleasure from the misfortunes of others.
- His malicious pleasure was evident when the project failed.
- She couldn't hide the malicious pleasure she felt at his downfall.
- It's disturbing to witness someone experiencing malicious pleasure.
- The villain smiled with malicious pleasure as his plan unfolded.
- A sense of malicious pleasure crept over him as he saw their disappointment.
- She suppressed a gasp of malicious pleasure when the news broke.
- The bully's malicious pleasure fueled his cruel actions.