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sadistic — (adj.) 1892, after Ger. sadistisch; see SADISM (Cf. sadism). Related: Sadistically … Etymology dictionary
sadistic — [adj] cruel, perverted barbarous, brutal, fiendish, perverse, ruthless, vicious; concepts 542,545 Ant. humane, kind, merciful … New thesaurus
sadistic — [[t]sədɪ̱stɪk[/t]] ADJ GRADED A sadistic person obtains pleasure from hurting other people and making them suffer physically or mentally. The prisoners rioted against mistreatment by sadistic guards and a starvation diet... There was a sadistic… … English dictionary
sadistic — sa|dis|tic [səˈdıstık] adj cruel and enjoying making other people suffer →↑masochistic ▪ He took sadistic pleasure in humiliating her. ▪ sadistic fantasies >sadistically [ kli] adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
sadistic — adj. Sadistic is used with these nouns: ↑pleasure … Collocations dictionary
sadistic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. cruel, brutal, fiendish; malicious, pernicious. See malevolence. Ant., gentle, kind. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. cruel, brutal, vicious; see cruel 1 , 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY… … English dictionary for students
sadistic — adjective cruel and enjoying making other people suffer: He took a sadistic delight in humiliating her. sadistically / kli/ adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sadistic — [səˈdɪstɪk] adj someone who is sadistic likes to hurt people … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
sadistic — sadism ► NOUN ▪ the tendency to derive sexual gratification or general pleasure from inflicting pain, suffering, or humiliation on others. DERIVATIVES sadist noun sadistic adjective sadistically adverb. ORIGIN French sadisme, from the name of the … English terms dictionary
Sadistic personality disorder — is a personality disorder which only appeared in the revised third edition of the American Psychiatric Association s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM III R).Hucker, Stephen J.… … Wikipedia
