10 most-looked-up words of 2012, according to Merriam Webster

Here are the 10 words that most often sent Americans to the dictionary in 2012.

9. Schadenfreude

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Composed by the German words for “damage” and “joy,” this popular word means taking pleasure in the misery of others and was used in the media after the election. Lookups of this word, which in English dates to 1895, increased 75 percent this year over last.

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