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3 dictionary results for: sadist
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sa·dism       [sey-diz-uhm, sad-iz-] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.Psychiatry. sexual gratification gained through causing pain or degradation to others. Compare masochism.
2.any enjoyment in being cruel.
3.extreme cruelty.
[Origin: 1885–90; < F sadisme; see Sade, -ism]

—Related forms
sadist, noun, adjective
sa·dis·tic       [suh-dis-tik, sey-, sa-] Pronunciation Key, adjective
sa·dis·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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sa·dism       (sā'dĭz'əm, sād'ĭz'-)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The deriving of sexual gratification or the tendency to derive sexual gratification from inflicting pain or emotional abuse on others.
  2. The deriving of pleasure, or the tendency to derive pleasure, from cruelty.
  3. Extreme cruelty.


[After Comte Donatien Alphonse François de Sade.]

sa'dist n., sa·dis'tic (sə-dĭs'tĭk) adj., sa·dis'ti·cal·ly adv.
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sadist

noun
someone who obtains pleasure from inflicting pain or others [ant: masochist] 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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