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Pronunciation / Transliteration: sadisuto
"彼は他人を苦しめるのが好きなサディストだ。"
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A person who derives pleasure, especially sexual gratification, from inflicting pain, suffering, or humiliation on others.
"He behaved like a cruel sadist who enjoyed watching others suffer."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the name of the Marquis de Sade, whose novels and life depicted sexual and non-sexual cruelty.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sadist" is said worldwide
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sadique
Transliteration: sadique
"Il se comporte comme un vrai sadique."
Sadist
Transliteration: Sadist
"Er entpuppte sich als echter Sadist."
sadico
Transliteration: sadico
"Si è dimostrato un sadico senza cuore."
sádico
Transliteration: sádico
"Disfruta haciendo sufrir a la gente como un sádico."
sádico
Transliteration: sádico
"Ele age como um sádico com os subordinados."
पीडाप्रेमी
Transliteration: pidapremi
"वह दूसरों को दर्द देने में आनंद लेता है, वह एक पीडाप्रेमी है।"
虐待狂
Transliteration: nüèdàikuáng
"他表现得像个残忍的虐待狂。"
새디스트
Transliteration: saediseuteu
"그는 남을 괴로워하는 것을 즐기는 새디스트이다."
サディスト
Transliteration: sadisuto
"彼は他人を苦しめるのが好きなサディストだ。"
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