Though normally not capitalized in English, the term schadenfreude is sometimes capitalized to mimic German-language convention, as German nouns are always capitalized. The corresponding German adjective is schadenfroh.he term  compersion , taking joy in the joy of loved ones, is generally considered an antonym of schadenfreude. In Chinese, the phrase å¹¸ç¾ä¹ç¥¸ literally translates to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster, and serves the same meaning as schadenfreude.
Helping verbs or auxiliary verbs such as will, shall, may, might, can, could, must, ought to, should, would, used to, need are used in conjunction with main verbs to express shades of time and mood. The combination of helping verbs with main verbs creates what are called verb phrases or verb strings.
Hedge words are not wrong words. Any of these can be used and used effectively. For example, in one story, Angusâs seeming agitation could be a good use of sarcasm. But if you find yourself holding back, not committing to the emotion or intensity of the scene, consider rewriting. Remove non-committal words.