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View synonyms for sadist

sadist

[ sey-dist, sad-ist ]

noun

  1. Psychiatry. a person who has the condition of sadism, in which one receives sexual gratification from causing pain and degradation to another.
  2. a person who enjoys being cruel.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sadist1

First recorded in 1890–1920; sad(ism) + -ist

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