bookbard Posted June 10, 2020 Posted June 10, 2020 Is there a word that means when you're happy that you were wrong about something? My 7yr old boy is curious - and now, so am I! Quote
AmandaVT Posted June 10, 2020 Posted June 10, 2020 relieved comes to mind - but I think it would depend on circumstances. "I was relieved that I was wrong when I said the ice cream shop would be sold out." 3 Quote
WendyLady Posted June 10, 2020 Posted June 10, 2020 heartening? - it was heartening to hear that everything was okay when i thought things were really bad? opportune? - like where you are happy to have an excuse to leave something you don't want to be at - an opportune phone call that got me out of a meeting? Unforeseen? unexpected? unanticipated? bittersweet? none of these are quite right... I liked this link: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/599549/happiness-words-from-around-world Quote
Pen Posted June 11, 2020 Posted June 11, 2020 I can’t think of a single word that conveys a sense of happy to have been wrong specifically. I think your son should come up with a new word! 1 Quote
bookbard Posted June 11, 2020 Author Posted June 11, 2020 I agree that there's probably one in German! Like a kind of reverse schadenfreude. I'll see if he can invent one, maybe sweetbitter! 1 Quote
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