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Sadistic

/səˈdɪstɪk/
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(adj) Delighting in or feeling pleasure from the pain or humiliation of others.

Tom was a sadistic father.
Fadil was a sadistic sociopath.
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The villain in the novel had a ____ streak that made him particularly terrifying.

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