Sadism and Spite

Sadism

Sadism noun - Disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others.

Spite and sadism are semantically related. in cruelty topic. In some cases you can use "Spite" instead a noun "Sadism".

Nearby Words: sadistic, sadistically, sadist

Spite

Spite noun - The desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm.

Sadism and spite are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Sadism" instead a noun "Spite".

Nearby Words: spiteful, spitefully, spiting

How words are described

pure pure sadism pure spite
total total sadism total spite
genuine genuine sadism genuine spite
sheer sheer sadism sheer spite
Other adjectives: simple, petty, actual, childish, personal, general, murderous, mere.
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