sadism (redirected from sadistically)

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 [say-diz-zum]

Noun

the gaining of pleasure, esp. sexual pleasure, from infliction of suffering on another person [after the Marquis de Sade, soldier & writer]

sadist n
sadistic 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

Translations

sadism [ˈseɪdɪzm] n → sadismo

sadism [ˈseɪdɪzəm] n → sadisme m

sadism [ˈseɪdɪzəm] n → Sadismus m

sadism [ˈseɪdɪzəm] n → sadismo