sadism

sa·dism  (sdzm, sdz-)

n.

1. The deriving of sexual gratification or the tendency to derive sexual gratification from inflicting pain or emotional abuse on others.

2. The deriving of pleasure, or the tendency to derive pleasure, from cruelty.

3. Extreme cruelty.

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[After Comte Donatien Alphonse François de Sade.]

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sadist n.

sa·distic (s-dstk) adj.

sa·disti·cal·ly adv.

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sadism [ˈseɪdɪzəm ˈsæ-]

n

the gaining of pleasure or sexual gratification from the infliction of pain and mental suffering on another person See also algolagnia Compare masochism

[from French, named after Comte Donatien Alphonse François de Sade, known as the Marquis de Sade (1740-1814), French soldier and writer of works describing sexual perversion]

sadist  n

sadistic  [səˈdɪstɪk] adj

sadistically  adv

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sadism

1. Psychiatry. a sexual gratification gained through causing physical pain or humiliation.
2. any enjoyment in being cruel. Cf. masochism. — sadist, n. — sadistic, adj.

See also: Pain

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sadism - sexual pleasure obtained by inflicting harm (physical or psychological) on others sexual pleasure - pleasure derived from sexual activities sadomasochism - sadism and masochism combined in one person

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sadism

noun cruelty, savagery, brutality, severity, ferocity, spite, ruthlessness, depravity, harshness, inhumanity, barbarity, callousness, viciousness, bestiality, heartlessness, brutishness, spitefulness, bloodthirstiness, murderousness, mercilessness, fiendishness, hardheartedness He was the victim of another's sadism.

Translations

sadism [ˈseɪdɪzəm] N → sadismo m

sadism [ˈseɪdɪzəm] n → sadisme m

sadism

n → Sadismus m

sadism [ˈseɪdɪz/əm] n → sadismo