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  2. Schadenfreude - Wikipedia

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    Schadenfreude (/ ˈ ʃ ɑː d ən f r ɔɪ d ə /; German: [ˈʃaːdn̩ˌfʁɔʏ̯də] ⓘ; lit. Tooltip literal translation "harm-joy") is the experience of pleasure, joy, or self-satisfaction that comes from learning of or witnessing the troubles, failures, pain, suffering, or humiliation of another.

  3. List of disability-related terms with negative connotations

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    It is also no longer used professionally. Before the IQ test was developed in 1905, "idiot" was also commonly used as a casual insult towards anyone perceived as incompetent at doing something. [47] [48] [6] Illiterate Now considered imprecise and blames the person for something caused by the condition of the educational system. [49] Inmate

  4. Glossary of Mafia-related words - Wikipedia

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    This is a glossary of words related to the Mafia, primarily the Sicilian Mafia and Italian American Mafia. administration: the top-level "management" of an organized crime family -- the boss, underboss and consigliere. [1] associate: one who works with mobsters, but has not been asked to take the vow of Omertà; an almost confirmed, or made guy ...

  5. List of idioms of improbability - Wikipedia

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    Another is a legal term, referring to the indefinite postponing of a case, "until Elijah comes". Hindi - The common phrases are (1) सूरज पश्चिम से उगा है ("sun has risen from the west") and (2) बिन मौसम की बरसात ("when it rains when it's not the season to rain").

  6. Toxic leader - Wikipedia

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    In Bad Leadership: What It Is, How It Happens, Why It Matters, Barbara Kellerman suggests that toxicity in leadership (or simply, "bad leadership") may be analysed into seven different types: Incompetent: The leader and at least some followers lack the will or skill (or both) to sustain effective action.

  7. Malicious compliance - Wikipedia

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    Another fundamental characteristic is that the malicious action can be taken without overt risk, as one is complying to the letter of a directive. [3] Nevertheless, repercussions may follow, often indirectly, whether from the supervisor, co-workers possibly burdened by the consequences of malicious obedience, or others higher in the management ...

  8. The road to hell is paved with good intentions - Wikipedia

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    A common meaning of the phrase is that wrongdoings or evil actions are often undertaken with good intentions; or that good intentions, when acted upon, may have bad consequences. [1] An example is the introduction of Asian carp into the United States in the 1970s to control algal blooms in captivity.

  9. Thesaurus - Wikipedia

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    Thesaurus Linguae Latinae. A modern english thesaurus. A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms ...