elation in Misfortune
Answered: Why do some people find pleasure when news breaks about another person's misfortune. The Roots of Schadenfreude: Why We Take Pleasure in Other People's Pain What getting satisfaction from someone's mishaps or failures may say about you. Schadenfreude : understanding pleasure at an outgroup's. You will be punished if you take pleasure in bad things happening to those. Now a new study finds that people are actually biologically responsive to taking pleasure in the misfortune of others.