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sadistic

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sa·dism  (sdzm, sdz-)
n.
1. The deriving of sexual gratification or the tendency to derive sexual gratification from inflicting pain or emotional abuse on others.
2. The deriving of pleasure, or the tendency to derive pleasure, from cruelty.
3. Extreme cruelty.
[After Comte Donatien Alphonse François de Sade.]
sadist n.
sa·distic (s-dstk) adj.
sa·disti·cal·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.sadistic - deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from inflicting pain on another
masochistic - deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from being abused or dominated
sadistic
adjective cruel, savage, brutal, beastly, vicious, ruthless, perverted, perverse, inhuman, barbarous, fiendish There was a sadistic streak in him.
Translations
sadistic [səˈdɪstɪk] ADJ → sádico
sadistic [səˈdɪstɪk] adj → sadique
sadistic
adj, sadistically
adv → sadistisch
sadistic [səˈdɪstɪk] adj → sadico/a, sadistico/a
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