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Hi, trying to find a particular German word. I think I came across it previously in a philosophy class(so maybe a neologism) and it was paired with another complimentary word/concept. Rough meaning as I remember was 'the joy something takes in doing the thing it was made to do.' Like a cheetah running at full speed to take down a gazelle. Thanks in advance! 2601:602:9602:70C0:F576:4B59:2DA9:4CF2 (talk) 16:13, 5 November 2016 (UTC)reply

The reverse dictionary elexiko lists 64 words ending in "-freude" like "Daseinsfreude". A complementary concept ending in "-angst" could be "Daseinsangst". --Pp.paul.4 (talk) 16:40, 5 November 2016 (UTC)reply