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    sa·dist
    /ˈsādəst/

    noun

    • 1. a person who derives pleasure, especially sexual gratification, from inflicting pain or humiliation on others: "he was dubbed a dangerous sexual sadist by the judge at his trial"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sadistSadist Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Dec 5, 2016 · The meaning of SADIST is one characterized by sadism : a person who takes pleasure in inflicting pain, punishment, or humiliation on others. How to use sadist in a sentence.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › sadistSADIST Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    The word sadist is used to refer to a person who derives sexual satisfaction from other people’s pain and suffering, especially when they are the one inflicting that pain.

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  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSADIST | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SADIST definition: 1. a person who gets pleasure, sometimes sexual, by being cruel to or hurting another person 2. a…. Learn more.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › sadistSadist - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A sadist is someone who enjoys inflicting pain on others, sometimes in a sexual sense. Sadists like seeing other people hurt. A sadist is the opposite of a masochist, who enjoys being in pain.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › sadistSadist - definition of sadist by The Free Dictionary

    n. 1. The deriving of sexual gratification from fantasies or acts that involve causing others to suffer physical or mental pain. Also called sexual sadism. 2. The deriving of pleasure from cruelty. 3. Extreme cruelty: video games that are full of sadism. [After ComteDonatien Alphonse François de Sade .] sa′dist n. sa·dis′tic (sə-dĭs′tĭk) adj.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › sadist_nsadist, n. & adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word sadist. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSADISM | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    the activity of getting pleasure, sometimes sexual, from being cruel to or hurting another person. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Unkind, cruel & unfeeling. acerbically. acerbity. acidly. anti-cruelty. cold-heartedly. cruelly. cruelty to someone/something. meanly. meanness. mental cruelty. mercilessly. trenchantly. uncharitable.