What is someone who takes pleasure in other peoples misfortune?

Question

Well, a s****t takes pleasure in inflicting pain and discomfort. But an onlooker who revels in the cruel hand of fate against othars - what one word can be used to describe them?

Answer 1

The German term SCHADENFREUDE - shahd·n·froi'·duh

–noun. (def.) Satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune.

Antonym:  Mudita (Buddhist) (Def.) "sympathetic joy" or "happiness in another's good fortune.