sadist
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See also: Sadist
English
Etymology
From the name of the Marquis de Sade; see sadism.
Pronunciation
Noun
sadist (plural sadists)
- One who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others.
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Translations
one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others
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Danish
Pronunciation
Noun
sadist c (singular definite sadisten, plural indefinite sadister)
Inflection
Declension of sadist
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | sadist | sadisten | sadister | sadisterne |
| genitive | sadists | sadistens | sadisters | sadisternes |
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Further reading
sadist on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
sadist m (plural sadisten, diminutive sadistje n, feminine sadiste)
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Descendants
- → Indonesian: sadis
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- sàdista (Bosnia, Serbia)
Etymology
From Sade.
Pronunciation
Noun
sàdist m (Cyrillic spelling са̀дист)
Declension
Declension of sadist
References
- “sadist”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Swedish
Noun
sadist c
- a sadist
Declension
Declension of sadist
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See also
- masochist (“masochist”)
- sadomasochist (“sadomasochist”)