different between sadist vs psycho

English

Etymology

From the name of the Marquis de Sade; see sadism.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?se?d?st/, /?sædist/
• Rhymes: -e?d?st, -æd?st

Noun

sadist (plural sadists)

1. One who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others.

Derived terms

• sadistic

Related terms

• sadism
• sadomasochist

Translations

See also

• masochist, mysoped

Anagrams

• Adsits, saidst, tsadis

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sadist/, [sa?d?isd?]

Noun

sadist c (singular definite sadisten, plural indefinite sadister)

1. sadist

Inflection

Antonyms

• masochist

Related terms

• sadisme
• sadistisk

Further reading

• sadist on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• (Bosnia, Serbia): sàdista

Etymology

From Sade.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?dist/
• Hyphenation: sa?dist

Noun

sàdist m (Cyrillic spelling ???????)

1. sadist

Declension

References

• “sadist” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal

English

Alternative forms

• syko (slang)

Pronunciation

• (UK, General Australian) IPA^(key): /?sa??.k???/
• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /?sa??.ko??/
• Rhymes: -a?k??

Etymology 1

Clipping of psychotic and psychopath +? -o (“person with characteristic”).

Adjective

psycho (comparative more psycho, superlative most psycho)

1. (colloquial or derogatory) Psychotic, or otherwise insane.

Translations

Noun

psycho (plural psychos)

1. (derogatory, slang) A person who is psychotic or otherwise insane.

   Synonyms: freak, loony, nutcase, wacko

2. (derogatory, slang) A person who acts in a bizarre or dangerous manner.

   Synonyms: creep, freak, loose cannon, weirdo

Translations

Etymology 2

Clipping of psychology.

Noun

psycho (uncountable)

1. (informal) A class, at a college or university, in which psychology is taught.