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.

noun. A form of sexual perversion marked by extreme cruelty.

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

noun. sexual pleasure obtained by inflicting harm (physical or psychological) on others

"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?"

cruelty  masochism  

sadist  sadistic  sadomasochism  

sexual pleasure  

sadomasochism  

algolagnia  bestiality  bisexuality  cannibalism  destructiveness  

active algolagnia  algolagnia  algolagny  amphierotism  animality