sadistic
US
/səˈdɪstɪk/
UK
/səˈdɪstɪk/
Meaning
Enjoying or seeming to enjoy causing other people pain, fear, or humiliation.
दूसरों को दर्द, डर या अपमान पहुँचाकर आनंद लेने वाला; बहुत क्रूर।
Examples
“The bully made sadistic jokes about the new student’s fears.”
“The guards were accused of sadistic treatment of prisoners.”
“He smiled sadistically as his rival struggled to answer.”
Useful patterns
Word toolkit
Build natural usageWord family
Common collocations
Common mistakes
Not natural: He takes sadistic pleasure to embarrass people.
Better: He takes sadistic pleasure in embarrassing people.
The usual pattern is “take pleasure in” followed by a noun or an -ing verb.
यहाँ आम pattern “take pleasure in” है; इसके बाद noun या -ing verb आता है।
Not natural: I felt sadistic when my friend moved away.
Better: I felt sad when my friend moved away.
“Sadistic” means enjoying others’ suffering; it does not mean feeling unhappy.
“Sadistic” का मतलब दूसरों की तकलीफ़ से आनंद लेना है; उदास होने के लिए “sad” कहें।
Word Relationships
See how this word connects to related ideas.
Target word
Learner tip
“Sadistic” is stronger than “cruel”: it suggests enjoyment of another person’s pain or humiliation.
“Sadistic”, “cruel” से ज़्यादा खास और तीव्र है: इसमें दूसरे की तकलीफ़ या बेइज़्ज़ती से आनंद लेने का भाव है।