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What's the antonym for Schadenfreude?
I often like to watch the successful moments in the events of sportsmen and I take great pleasure in seeing them succeed so much. What is this called?
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marked as duplicate by Gnawme, Matt Эллен, Shyam, RegDwighт♦ May 28 '12 at 9:09
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This has been discussed at length here. The Buddist concept of Mudita comes close to describing the joy at others' success. |
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It can be called symhedonia (sympathy for another's good fortune), sympathetic joy, or empathic joy. (The latter two terms yield many Google results.) |
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