Sadism

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  • noun. The deriving of sexual gratification or the tendency to derive sexual gratification from inflicting pain or emotional abuse on others.
  • noun. The deriving of pleasure, or the tendency to derive pleasure, from cruelty.
  • noun. Extreme cruelty.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A form of sexual perversion marked by extreme cruelty.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. the enjoyment of inflicting pain without pity
  • noun. achievement of sexual gratification by inflicting pain on others
  • noun. gaining sexual excitement and satisfaction by watching pain inflicted by others on their victims
  • noun. a morbid form of enjoyment achieved by acting cruelly to another, or others
  • noun. Deliberate cruelty, either mental or physical; also refers to cruelty inflicted upon animals, regardless of gratification
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. sexual pleasure obtained by inflicting harm (physical or psychological) on others
  • Word Usage
    "That the existance of illegal acts of sadism is just as horrifying as mass sadism openly practiced and touted as a virtue by the highest officials in the government?"
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