sadistic

/səˈdɪstɪk/

adj 4

Collocations

ADJ.

bloodthirsty, crafty, dominant, power-hungry, twisted

VERB + SADISTIC

machete, range

SADISTIC + NOUN

father, killer, liars, nature, psychopath, sociopath, tendencies

PREP.

from, on

Definitions

adj

Delighting in or feeling pleasure from the pain or humiliation of others.

Together, with the help of the drunkard Haymitch (Woody Harrelson), the only District 12 citizen ever to win the Games, they challenge tributes that range from sadistic volunteers to crafty kids like the pint-sized Rue (Amandla Stenberg) to the truly helpless and soon-to-be-dead.

Of behaviour which gives pleasure in the pain or humiliation of others.

The behavior of one who enjoys teasing others.

Causing a high degree of pain or humiliation.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

Antonyms

masochistic

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Together, with the help of the drunkard Haymitch (Woody Harrelson), the only District 12 citizen ever to win the Games, they challenge tributes that range from sadistic volunteers to crafty kids like

Wiktionary

Tom was a sadistic father.

Tatoeba · #4630115

Fadil was a sadistic sociopath.

Tatoeba · #5883051

Sami could flick the switch from being a sadistic killer to a loving and caring father.

Tatoeba · #6539701

Tom is sadistic.

Tatoeba · #8908534

Republicans are absolutely twisted, bloodthirsty, power-hungry, sadistic liars.

Tatoeba · #9061970

Usage Notes

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In some senses, sadistic is marked as slang, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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