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Carmen Sandiego ([personal profile] doitrockapella) wrote in [personal profile] fatalissimo 2014-07-08 04:49 am (UTC)

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"Schadenfreude", is the word you're looking for. And yes, there are a fair number.

There's "Zugzwang", for example — the term means "the compulsion to move", but it describes a state of affairs where any move made will only disadvantage the player more, such that the only way to avoid becoming worse off is to not move at all. Put more simply, it's the state of "anything I do will make things worse".

There's also "Gretchenfrage" — a question that goes directly to the heart of an issue, and often involves a difficult or unpleasant answer.

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