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 | |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |