sadistic

CEFRC1

/səˈdɪstɪk/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Taking pleasure in causing pain or suffering to others.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Causing a high degree of pain or humiliation.

Examples

  • My brother is a bit sadistic: he loves pulling my hair.

  • Tom was a sadistic father.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Of behaviour which takes pleasure in the pain or humiliation of others.

  2. Delighting in or feeling pleasure from the pain or humiliation of others.

More examples

In context

  • Fadil was a sadistic sociopath.

Synonyms

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The cruel captor took blank pleasure in watching his prisoners suffer.

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Origin

adjective

From sadist + -ic.