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sadist vs deviate

deviate vs sadist

sadist and deviate both are nouns.

sadist is not an adjective while deviate is an adjective.

sadist is not a verb while deviate is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sadist Yes No No No
deviate Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, deviate is a hypernym of sadist; that is, deviate is a word with a broader meaning than sadist:
  • sadist: someone who obtains pleasure from inflicting pain on others
  • deviate: a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
Other hypernyms of sadist include degenerate, deviant, perv, perve, pervert.
sadist (noun) deviate (noun)
someone who obtains pleasure from inflicting pain on others a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
sadist (adjective) deviate (adjective)
markedly different from an accepted norm
sadist (verb) deviate (verb)
turn aside; turn away from
cause to turn away from a previous or expected course
be at variance with; be out of line with
Difference between sadist and deviate

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