I came across LingoZ - The Online Dictionary Community.

LingoZ (powered by Babylon.com) aims at building the world's largest dictionary. The site allows you to vote for definitions, post comments or add your own terms and definitions. You may even build your own glossary. In an article it was written they they might be a real alternative to Wiktionary.org.

They are still in the Beta phase, and i guess they really still have to make many adaption to make this place a success.

Check it out, and let me know what you think.

Regards - Ursula

Thank you, Ursula, and welcome! We hope you will become a part of our board, too.

I note they don't have my word, epicaricacy there, though, interestingly, when I enter it, the dictionary comes up with Schadenfreude.

See, Kalleh, even the Web is trying to correct you.

It sounds as though they have a similar aim to OEDILF - who also want to create the world's largest English language dictionary - albeit one of a somewhat eccentric nature!

Whereabouts in Austria are you living? It's years since I last visited that lovely country.

Vienna! and I love it.
BTW - I also would say "epicaricacy" = Schadensfreude, isn't it?

Thanks for the warm welcome, I do enjoy my visits here.

Regards, Ursula

And concerning LingoZ - they are really only starting and I sometimes get a bit lost. But it is nice to be part from the very start.

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Vienna! and I love it.

I've not been to Vienna - Salzburg is about the nearest I've managed. I must hop on the train and get there sometime.

In answer to your question, Ursula, "epicaricacy" is the English word (albeit a controversial one, especially here) for taking joy in someone else's misery. "Schadenfreude" is a German word. Here are some of our comments on it, though just a small percentage of what is here. We've talked about that word a lot here (my fault, I know!).