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Word: sadism (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • achievement of sexual gratification by inflicting pain on others
  • a morbid form of enjoyment achieved by acting cruelly to another, or others
  • psychiatry the enjoyment of inflicting pain without pity
  • gaining sexual excitement and satisfaction by watching pain inflicted by others on their victims
  • (''in general use'') Deliberate cruelty, either mental or physical; also refers to cruelty inflicted upon animals, regardless of gratification

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