Nastiness and Sadism

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Nastiness

Nastiness noun - The desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm.
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Sadism and nastiness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sadism" instead a noun "Nastiness".

Sadism

Sadism noun - Disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others.
Usage example: a troubled youth with a streak of sadism in him
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Nastiness and sadism are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nastiness" instead a noun "Sadism".
Nearby Words: sadistic, sadistically, sadist

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pure pure nastiness pure sadism
similar similar nastiness similar sadism
typical typical nastiness typical sadism
genuine genuine nastiness genuine sadism
Other adjectives: sheer, actual, bad, personal, general, casual, outright, extra.
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