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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessádico
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈsadiku
"Ele tinha um prazer sádico em humilhar os subordinados."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Deriving pleasure from inflicting pain, suffering, or humiliation on others.
"The villain in the movie had a sadistic pleasure in torturing his captives." - 2
Characterized by or exhibiting cruelty.
"She endured years of sadistic treatment before finally leaving the relationship."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the name of the Marquis de Sade, an 18th-century French aristocrat and writer whose works detailed sexual violence and cruelty. The suffix -istic was added to form the adjective describing deriving pleasure from inflicting pain.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sadistic" is said worldwide
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sadique
Transliteration: sadik
"Il éprouvait un plaisir sadique à la voir souffrir."
sadistisch
Transliteration: zaːˈdɪstɪʃ
"Er zeigte ein sadistisches Verhalten gegenüber den Tieren."
sadico
Transliteration: ˈsadiko
"Aveva un senso dell'umorismo crudele e sadico."
sádico
Transliteration: ˈsaðiko
"El dictador ejercía un control sádico sobre la población."
sádico
Transliteration: ˈsadiku
"Ele tinha um prazer sádico em humilhar os subordinados."
पीडासुखद
Transliteration: pidasukhad
"उसकी क्रूरता में एक प्रकार का साडिस्टिक आनंद था।"
虐待狂的
Transliteration: nüèdàikuáng de
"他有着虐待狂般的倾向。"
사디스트적인
Transliteration: sadiseuteu-jeogin
"그는 타인의 고통을 즐기는 사디스트적인 면모가 있었다."
サディスティックな
Transliteration: sadisutikkuna
"彼はサディスティックな快感を覚えていた。"
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