The feeling of sympathetic joy springing from the happiness of another.
Even when their positive experience does not involve or benefit us directly.
The opposite of sadism (pleasure in others’ pain), and jealousy (pain in others’ happiness).
Search
Mar 19, 20241 min read
The feeling of sympathetic joy springing from the happiness of another.
Even when their positive experience does not involve or benefit us directly.
The opposite of sadism (pleasure in others’ pain), and jealousy (pain in others’ happiness).