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• a  deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from inflicting pain on another

• Uday's physical ailments seemed to heighten his sadistic tendencies.
• After that, her tormentors became increasingly sadistic.
• This perfectly matches a narrative that encompasses sadistic brutality, wild humor and, yes, a tragic vision of war and its consequences.

• masochistic

News & Articles

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• Seitz: Noah Emmerich Is the Best Dramatic Performer of the Year
  Noah Emmerich is one of those excellent, understated performers often referred to as a That Guy — in other words, he's a great character actor equally likely to turn up as the hero's best friend (see The Truman Show) or as a sadistic general (Super 8). On FX's standout spy ... More »
  June 14, 2013 - Vulture
• Need Something To Do Thursday?
  When it comes to Schadenfreude, it can be tough to tell if the queasy feeling in your stomach is one of sadistic pleasure or a spasm of empathy. In the case of a flesh-reddening belly flop, hearing the smack of skin on water is pure sadism.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
  June 13, 2013 - Boise Weekly
• A Chinese Factory Worker Wrote A Chilling Letter Found In Kmart Halloween Decorations
  The man, identified only as Mr. Zhang to protect his identity, told the Times that he was imprisoned in a labor camp where " inmates toiled seven days a week, their 15-hour days haunted by sadistic guards."
  June 13, 2013 - Business Insider

Quotes

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• Paolo Gentiloni in ABC News
  In a statement, Gentiloni called the game "cruel and sadistic, with a squalid environment and a continuous, insistent encouragement to violence and murder."
• Carly Simon in FOXNews
  One thing I don't like about the show is that it turns truly sadistic when the person is voted off and they have to sing while they're crying,Simon said. "I just want to go up .......... and carry them off and say, `It's OK, sweetheart,...
• Samuel Alito in Washington Post
  Alito denounced the court's "sweeping conclusion" that the death penalty is inappropriate "no matter how young the child, no matter how many times the child is raped, no matter how many children the perpetrator rapes, no matter how sadistic the...