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sadist

  • /ˈseɪdɪst/
  • /ˈsædɪst/

Rhymes with -eɪdɪst, -ædɪst

Where it comes from

From the name of the Marquis de Sade; see sadism.

noun sadists

  1. One who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others.
  2. colloquial, slang One who enjoys teasing others.

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noun one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others

Españolsádico
日本語サディズム sadizumu
हिन्दीपरपीड़क parpīṛak
Portuguêssadista, sádico
Françaissadique, sadiste
DeutschSadist, Sadistin
Italianosadico, sadista
Românăsadic
Русскийсади́ст sadíst, сади́стка sadístka

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@misc{sadist_2026,
  title = {sadist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sadist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}