sadistic

Meanings

• adjective

  Deriving pleasure, especially sexual pleasure, from inflicting pain, suffering, or humiliation on others.

  - "His sadistic behavior towards animals was unacceptable."
  - "The novel's protagonist was a sadistic serial killer."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with sadistic
brave , grave , wave , cave , rave

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Variants

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sadistic , sadistically

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Etymology

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From sadism, after the Marquis de Sade (1740-1814), French philosopher and writer notorious for his libertine works.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'sadism' was first used in a medical context by the Austrian psychiatrist Richard von Krafft-Ebing in his 1886 publication 'Psychopathia Sexualis'.

2. The Marquis de Sade was a prominent figure in the French Revolution, and spent much of his life in various prisons and asylums.

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Related Concepts

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1. Masochism: The opposite of sadism, where pleasure is derived from receiving pain or suffering.

2. BDSM: A consensual practice involving role-playing, power exchange, and the use of various forms of bondage and discipline, dominance and submission, sadism and masochism.

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Culture

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Sadism is a psychological condition characterized by deriving pleasure from inflicting pain or suffering on others. It is often associated with dominance and control in sexual relationships, and has been explored extensively in literature, art, and film.

How to Memorize "sadistic"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person inflicting pain on another for their own pleasure.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the Marquis de Sade or with the concept of deriving pleasure from inflicting pain.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each word in 'Sadistic': 'Sadists Derive Inflicting Cruel Torture and Infliction of Suffering'

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