sadist
/ˈseɪdɪst/
sadist noun: one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others.
Noun
sadist (plural sadists)
- One who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others.
- One who enjoys teasing others.
sadist meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Tagalog
sadist in Hindi
- one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others
- परपीड़क parpīṛak
sadist in Tamil
- குசம்பப்பூ எண்ணெய்
sadist in Kannada
- ವಿಘ್ನಸಂತೋಷಿ
sadist in Tagalog
- one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others
- sadista
More languagesFewer languages
- sadist in Malay
- sadis
- sadist in Indonesian
- sadis
- sadist in Thai
- ซาดิสต์ sāa-dìt
Forms of sadist
| plural | sadists |
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Origin of sadist
From the name of the Marquis de Sade; see sadism.
Words formed from sadist
Questions about sadist
- What does sadist mean?
- Sadist means one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others.
- What is sadist in Hindi?
- Sadist in Hindi is परपीड़क (parpīṛak). See Sadist meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is sadist?
- Sadist is a noun.
- How do you pronounce sadist?
- Sadist is pronounced /ˈseɪdɪst/.
- What is the plural of sadist?
- The plural of sadist is sadists.
Words near sadist in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: sadist (page history and authors); sadist (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); sadist (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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