sadistic
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sadistic
- /səˈdɪstɪk/
adjective more sadistic · most sadistic
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Delighting in or feeling pleasure from the pain or humiliation of others.
Together, with the help of the drunkard Haymitch (Woody Harrelson), the only District 12 citizen ever to win the Games, they challenge tributes that range from sadistic volunteers to crafty kids like the pint-sized Rue (Amandla Stenberg) to the truly helpless and soon-to-be-dead.
Similar: demonic, inhuman, spiteful, barbarous, bowelless, brutal, compassionless, cruel, flagitious, despiteful, diabolic, diabolical
- Of behaviour which takes pleasure in the pain or humiliation of others.
- Causing a high degree of pain or humiliation.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sadomasochistic, algolagnic, vicious, evil, notorious, cruel, swine, pork, hog, pig, sensual, pleasuresome, pleasureful, relishing, delightful, sensuous
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adj of a person
| Español | sádico, ensañarse |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | परपीड़क parpīṛak |
| Português | sádico |
| Français | sadique |
| Deutsch | sadistisch |
| Italiano | sadico |
| Ελληνικά | σαδιστής sadistís |
| Română | sadic |
| Русский | сади́стский sadístskij |
| العربية | سادى |
adj of behaviour
| हिन्दी | परपीड़क parpīṛak |
|---|---|
| Português | sádico |
| Français | sadique |
| Italiano | sadico |
| Ελληνικά | σαδιστικός sadistikós |
| Русский | сади́стский sadístskij |
Talk about this word "sadistic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sadistic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sadistic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sadistic "sadistic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sadistic.Cite this
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title = {sadistic},
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