SADIST


Meaning of SADIST in English

/ ˈseɪdɪst; NAmE / noun

a person who gets pleasure, especially sexual pleasure, from hurting other people

►  sad·is·tic / səˈdɪstɪk; NAmE / adjective :

He took sadistic pleasure in taunting the boy.

►  sad·is·tic·al·ly /-kli/ adverb

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: from French sadisme , from the name of the Marquis de Sade .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.