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sa·dism

(sā′dĭz′əm, săd′ĭz′-)
n.
1. The deriving of sexual gratification from fantasies or acts that involve causing others to suffer physical or mental pain. Also called sexual sadism.
2. The deriving of pleasure from cruelty.
3. Extreme cruelty: video games that are full of sadism.
[After ComteDonatien Alphonse François de Sade.]
sa′dist n.
sa·dis′tic (sə-dĭs′tĭk) adj.
sa·dis′ti·cal·ly adv.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:sadist - someone who obtains pleasure from inflicting pain or others]sadist - someone who obtains pleasure from inflicting pain or others
degenerate, deviant, deviate, pervert - a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
masochist - someone who obtains pleasure from receiving punishment
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations
sadique sadiste

sadist

[ˈseɪdɪst] N → sadista mf
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sadist

[ˈseɪdɪst] n → sadique mf
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sadist

n → Sadist(in) m(f)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

sadist

[ˈseɪdɪst] n → sadico/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

sa·dist

n. sadista, persona que practica sadismo.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

sadist

n sádico -ca mf
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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