A sadist is always at the same time a masochist.
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Sadist
//ˈseɪdɪst//
Synonyms for "sadist" (38 found)
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4 entriesTranslations
30 translations across 24 languages.
Czech
1 entries- sadista noun (one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others)
Danish
1 entries- sadist noun (one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others)
Dutch
1 entries- sadist noun (one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others)
Esperanto
1 entries- sadisto noun (one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others)
Finnish
1 entries- sadisti noun (one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others)
French
2 entries- sadique noun (one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others)
- sadiste noun (one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others)
Georgian
1 entries- სადისტი noun (one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others)
German
2 entries- Sadist noun (one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others)
- Sadistin noun (one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others)
Hindi
1 entries- परपीड़क noun (one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others)
Hungarian
1 entries- szadista noun (one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others)
Indonesian
1 entries- sadis noun (one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others)
Italian
2 entries- sadico noun (one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others)
- sadista noun (one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others)
Japanese
1 entries- サディズム noun (one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others)
Malay
1 entries- sadis noun (one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others)
Polish
1 entries- sadysta noun (one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others)
Portuguese
2 entries- sadista noun (one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others)
- sádico noun (one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others)
Romanian
1 entries- sadic noun (one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others)
Russian
2 entries- сади́ст noun (one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others)
- сади́стка noun (one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others)
Spanish
1 entries- sádico noun (one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others)
Swedish
1 entries- sadist noun (one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others)
Tagalog
1 entries- sadista noun (one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others)
Thai
1 entries- ซาดิสต์ noun (one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others)
Ukrainian
2 entries- сади́ст noun (one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others)
- сади́стка noun (one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others)
Yiddish
1 entries- סאַדיסט noun (one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
A sadist likes inflicting pain; a masochist, receiving it.
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The leader of the pack is a sadist.
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"Anabella is pan and a sadist." "Yeah? And what does it mean?" "She doesn't care what's in your pants, but she will torture it."
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