Sadistic and Spiteful

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Sadistic adjective - Having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others.

Usage example: the troubled youth is being treated by a psychotherapist for his sadistic urges to hurt animals

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Spiteful and sadistic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spiteful" instead an adjective "Sadistic".

Nearby Words: sadism, sadistically, sadist

Spiteful adjective - Having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it.

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Sadistic and spiteful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Sadistic" instead an adjective "Spiteful".

Nearby Words: spite, spitefully, spited

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