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 | |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |