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- Dictionarysadistic/səˈdɪstɪk/
adjective
- 1. deriving pleasure from inflicting pain, suffering, or humiliation on others: "she took a sadistic pleasure in tormenting him"
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SADISTIC definition: 1. getting pleasure, sometimes sexual, by being cruel to or hurting another person: 2. getting…. Learn more.
The meaning of SADISTIC is of, relating to, or characterized by sadism : taking pleasure in the infliction of pain, punishment, or humiliation on others. How to use sadistic in a sentence.
Sadistic means extremely cruel or enjoying the pain of others. More specifically, sadistic can be used in the context of psychology in relation to the condition of sadism, in which a person gets sexual pleasure from other people’s pain. Sadistic can be used to describe a person or an action.
If you kick your little brother in the shin and feel a strange sense of enjoyment as you watch him cry, then you’re being sadistic, meaning that you get pleasure from hurting others.
A sadistic person obtains pleasure from hurting other people and making them suffer physically or mentally.
Definition of sadistic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
sa·dism. (sā′dĭz′əm, săd′ĭz′-) n. 1. The deriving of sexual gratification from fantasies or acts that involve causing others to suffer physical or mental pain. Also called sexual sadism. 2. The deriving of pleasure from cruelty. 3. Extreme cruelty: video games that are full of sadism. [After ComteDonatien Alphonse François de Sade .] sa′dist n.
