Do you know what Schadenfreude means? This is a German word that has entered English language meaning "pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others." It appears to be closely related to experiencing feelings of envy and jealously, when emphathy is replaced by Schadenfreude.
I learned this from my friend Pedram who made a program about it for Radio College Park in Persian. The link for that program and the related Scientific American article it was based on are listed under references.
Here are some suggestions for its English translation. One listener suggested the word glee. Among friends, we thought it is close to "دل خنك شدن" in Persian.
References:
http://www.radiocp.com/?p=249
http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=schadenfreude-why-the-news-corp-pho-2011-07-19
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