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sad·ism
 sadism
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- pronunciation:
- sae
dih
z
 m
[or]
seI
dih
zm
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a psychiatric disorder in which sexual pleasure is derived from inflicting pain or humiliation, or from watching suffering.
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| definition 2: |
extreme or depraved cruelty.
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| related words: |
brutality |
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| derivations: |
sadistic (adj.), sadistically (adv.), sadist (n.) |
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