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单词 sadistic
释义

sadistic

adjective

sa·​dis·​tic sə-ˈdi-stik How to pronounce sadistic (audio)
 also  sā-,
 or  sa-
: of, relating to, or characterized by sadism
sadistic fantasies
: taking pleasure in the infliction of pain, punishment, or humiliation on others
a leg … sawed off in sections by a sadistic surgeon The New Yorker
For my 41st birthday, an especially sadistic buddy gave me a video of me falling off my skateboard nearly 160 times. Bret Anthony Johnston
sadistically
sə-ˈdi-sti-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce sadistic (audio)
 also  sā-
 or  sa-
adverb
… in a gangster story realism requires that the hoods kill each other off and do so sadistically. Robert F. Moss

Synonyms

  • atrocious
  • barbaric
  • barbarous
  • brutal
  • brute
  • butcherly
  • cruel
  • fiendish
  • heartless
  • inhuman
  • inhumane
  • savage
  • truculent
  • vicious
  • wanton
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Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

sadistic

adjective

as in brutal
having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others the troubled youth is being treated by a psychotherapist for his sadistic urges to hurt animals

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • brutal
  • cruel
  • vicious
  • savage
  • ruthless
  • murderous
  • merciless
  • heartless
  • inhuman
  • barbaric
  • inhumane
  • barbarous
  • brute
  • fiendish
  • ferocious
  • truculent
  • atrocious
  • oppressive
  • wanton
  • hateful
  • harsh
  • malicious
  • pitiless
  • butcherly
  • bloodthirsty
  • vindictive
  • malevolent
  • unfeeling
  • grim
  • spiteful
  • fell
  • red in tooth and claw
  • sanguinary
  • malignant
  • cutthroat
  • hard-hearted
  • draconian
  • malign
  • sanguine
  • ironhearted
  • nasty
  • catty
  • despiteful
  • stonyhearted
  • mean
  • draconic
  • heavy-handed
  • hardhanded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • sympathetic
  • kind
  • benign
  • compassionate
  • humane
  • kindhearted
  • benignant
  • merciful
  • tenderhearted
  • warm
  • good-hearted
  • charitable
  • warmhearted
  • lenient
  • pitying
  • tender
  • peaceful
  • peaceable
  • clement
  • pacific
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