sadist
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Fromm covers much of this ground again, analyzing Heinrich Himmler and Josef Stalin as case studies of the sadist driven by the need to dominate.
From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2024
In his sweeping 1965 novel “Dune,” Herbert introduced one for the ages: a corpulent, power-hungry sadist with the suitably sinister name of Baron Vladimir Harkonnen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2021
"He gets called a sadist and that he likes people to suffer, but he's not like that," says 31-year-old Sabbe, who is also among the 99% of non-finishers at Barkley.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2021
It helps that Mac, unlike Macbeth, is a dopey underdog and that his nemesis is such a sadist.
From New York Times ● Oct. 23, 2019
I’m not sure what kind of sadist rings doorbells at seven thirty on a Saturday morning, but I’m going to find out because I’m the only one awake.
From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly
However, we found sadists like crypto because they do not want to miss out on investment rewards either.
From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2022
"We didn't support sadists who had no place to exercise their practices," Kwasniewski said.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 29, 2021
What kind of sadists would program seven of his films in a row?
From The Guardian ● Aug. 13, 2018
It’s doubtful, though, that the Beard people will be able to peer into enough kitchens to guarantee that no future awards will go to sadists and creeps and career-killers.
From New York Times ● Jan. 2, 2018
The most pronounced childish egotists may become the most helpful and self-sacrificing citizens; the majority of idealists, humanitarians, and protectors of animals have developed from little sadists and animal tormentors.
From Reflections on War and Death by Sigmund Freud
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