Jenna wants to know: is it ever okay to feel pleasure at an outgroup's. Schadenfreude May Be More Innate Than Learned, As 2-Year-Olds Display Pleasure In Misfortune. Schadenfreude : understanding pleasure at an outgroup's. Despite growing interest in emotions, organizational scholars have largely ignored the moral emotion of pleasure-in-others'-misfortune is a rapidly emerging research area for economists. Schadenfreude definition is - enjoyment obtained from the misfortune of others.