Meaning of sadisticness | Babel Free

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Synonym of sadism.

uncommon, uncountable

Examples

“[…] the Gospel story. Also a certain sadisticness unpleasantly obtruded. I was then taken to my Church of the Holy Sepulchre. This time I was shown round pretty thoroughly; though my young guide⟳ was too hasty for me. After speaking a few casual words, he would pass⟳ as casually to the next thing.”

“There was a danger, however. They abetted sadisticness. They let⟳ us say⟳ "kike" and "jigaboo." They let⟳ us get⟳ beaten up.”

“The contempt I seek⟳ to exemplify here is our contempt (in this instance, our moral outrage) toward Graner.⁴³ Our response is directed not just to his appalling actions, but to directly evaluate⟳ him based on our apposite assessment that his actions reveal⟳ character-defining qualities of abusiveness, sadisticness, cruelty. Like⟳ Camille's contempt for Paul, I assume⟳ ours toward Graner is fitting.⁴⁴ Both cases exemplify contempt's evaluative nature: the contemnor perceives or ranks another as low in worth, as undeserving of full respect⟳, and, crucially, this evaluative stance is relative to norms governing the moral domain that the contemnor endorses.⁴⁵ Camille's contempt for Paul and ours for Graner are grounded in moral norms that reflect⟳ interpersonal "standards of excellence properly applied to … persons."⁴⁶ While contemptuous regard is compatible with evaluating the target⟳ as subhuman, all that is necessary for contempt is seeing the target⟳ as lesser, as falling below some relevant baseline.⁴⁷ We see⟳ manifestations of such interpersonal ideals on persons, and baselines, not only with attitudes that rank others as falling short, but as well, with attitudes like⟳ reverence that appraise others as exceeding them.”

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