Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sado-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables: sado-
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Example Sentences

"sadostate, sadosociety, sadoasceticism, sadoreligion"
""He's a head case, man. I mean... what is it with him? He's a sado-sicko, gets high on inflicting pain. He really tied you to the cross?""

Etymology

From the name of the Marquis de Sade, initially used to form words like sadism and later extrapolated into a prefix.

Questions

What does sado- mean?: sadism
Where does sado- come from?: From the name of the Marquis de Sade, initially used to form words like sadism and later extrapolated into a prefix.

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