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| sadism (ˈseɪdɪzəm, ˈsæ-) | |
| —n | |
| See also algolagnia Compare masochism the gaining of pleasure or sexual gratification from the infliction of pain and mental suffering on another person | |
| [C19: from French, named after the | |
| 'sadist | |
| —n | |
| sadistic | |
| —adj | |
| sa'distically | |
| —adv | |
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sadism
"love of cruelty," 1888, from Fr. sadisme, from Count Donatien A.F. de Sade (1740-1815). Not a marquis, though usually now called one, he was notorious for cruel sexual practices he described in his novels.
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sadism sa·dism (sā'dĭz'əm, sād'ĭz'-)
n.
The act or an instance of deriving sexual gratification from infliction of pain on others.
A psychological disorder in which sexual gratification is derived from infliction of pain on others.
sa'dist n.
sa·dis'tic (sə-dĭs'tĭk) adj.
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sadism [(say-diz-uhm, sad-iz-uhm)]Abnormal behavior characterized by deriving sexual gratification from inflicting pain on others. More loosely, sadism refers to deriving any pleasure from inflicting pain. Named after the Marquis de Sade, a French author of the eighteenth century, whose works describe many sexual perversities.
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