As nouns the difference between sadist and pessimist
is that sadist is one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others while pessimist is someone who habitually expects the worst outcome; one who looks on the dark side of things.
sadist
English
Noun
(
en noun)
One who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others.
Derived terms
* sadistic
Related terms
* sadism
* sadomasochist
See also
* masochist
pessimist
English
Noun
(
en noun)
Someone who habitually expects the worst outcome; one who looks on the dark side of things.
Antonyms
* optimist
Related terms
* pessimism
* pessimistic
Hyponyms
* bear (in finance)