Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsomeone who obtains pleasure from inflicting pain on others
Opposite
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From the name of the Marquis de Sade; see sadism.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech sadista
- sadistaone who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others
Danish sadist
- sadistone who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others
Dutch sadist
- sadistone who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others
Esperanto sadisto
- sadistoone who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others
Finnish sadisti
- sadistione who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others
French sadique, sadiste
- sadiqueone who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others
- sadisteone who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others
German Sadist, Sadistin
- Sadistone who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others
- Sadistinone who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others
Hindi परपीड़क
- परपीड़क (parpīṛak)one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others
Hungarian szadista
- szadistaone who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others
Indonesian sadis
- sadisone who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others
Italian sadico, sadista
- sadicoone who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others
- sadistaone who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others
Japanese サディズム
- サディズム (sadizumu)one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others
Malay sadis
- sadisone who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others
Polish sadysta
- sadystaone who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others
Portuguese sadista, sádico
- sadistaone who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others
- sádicoone who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others
Romanian sadic
- sadicone who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others
Russian сади́ст, сади́стка
- сади́ст (sadíst)one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others
- сади́стка (sadístka)one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others
Spanish sádico
- sádicoone who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others
Swedish sadist
- sadistone who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others
Tagalog sadista
- sadistaone who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others
Thai ซาดิสต์
- ซาดิสต์ (sāa-dìt)one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others
Ukrainian сади́ст, сади́стка
- сади́ст (sadýst)one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others
- сади́стка (sadýstka)one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others
Yiddish סאַדיסט
- סאַדיסט (sadist)one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others
Cite this entry
APA
sadist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sadist
MLA
“sadist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sadist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sadist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sadist.
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