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    Sa·dis·tic
    /səˈdistik/

    adjective

    • 1. deriving pleasure from inflicting pain, suffering, or humiliation on others: "she took a sadistic pleasure in tormenting him"
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  3. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › sadisticsadistic adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

    getting pleasure, especially sexual pleasure, from hurting other people. He took sadistic pleasure in taunting the boy. Definition of sadistic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › sadisticSADISTIC | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    SADISTIC definition: 1. getting pleasure from being cruel or violent: 2. someone who gets pleasure from being cruel or…. Learn more.

  5. www.oed.com › dictionary › sadistic_adjsadistic, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

    What does the adjective sadistic mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective sadistic . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › sadisticSADISTIC - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

    Definitions of 'sadistic' A sadistic person obtains pleasure from hurting other people and making them suffer physically or mentally. [...] More. Pronunciations of 'sadistic' American English: sədɪstɪk British English: sədɪstɪk. More. Synonyms of 'sadistic' • cruel, savage, brutal, beastly (informal) [...] More.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › sadisticSADISTIC - 18 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

    in English. sadistic. Thesaurus > not kind to someone or something and causing pain > sadistic. These are words and phrases related to sadistic. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of sadistic.

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  9. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › sadisticsadistic | meaning of sadistic in Longman Dictionary of ...

    sadistic. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English sa‧dis‧tic /səˈdɪstɪk/ adjective cruel and enjoying making other people suffer → masochistic He took sadistic pleasure in humiliating her. sadistic fantasies see thesaurus at cruel, unkind —sadistically /-kli/ adverb Examples from the Corpus sadistic • Carter turned to her ...

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › sadistSADIST | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    sadist. noun [ C ] psychology us / ˈsæd.ɪst / uk / ˈseɪ.dɪst /. Add to word list. Add to word list. a person who gets pleasure, sometimes sexual, by being cruel to or hurting another person. (Definition of sadist from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)