Sadism may refer to:
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Sadomasochism
Sadomasochism ( ) is the giving and receiving of pleasure from acts involving the receipt or infliction of pain or humiliation. Practitioners of sadomasochism may seek sexual pleasure from their acts. While the terms sadist and masochist refer ...
, the giving or receiving of pleasure from acts involving the receipt or infliction of pain or humiliation
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Sadistic personality disorder
Sadistic personality disorder was a personality disorder defined by a pervasive pattern of sadistic and cruel behavior. People with this disorder were thought to have desired to control others. It was believed they accomplish this through the u ...
, an obsolete term proposed for individuals who derive pleasure from the suffering of others
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Sexual sadism disorder
Sexual sadism disorder is the condition of experiencing sexual arousal in response to the extreme pain, suffering or humiliation of others. Several other terms have been used to describe the condition, and the condition may overlap with other c ...
, a medical/psychological condition for sexual arousal from inflicting pain/humiliation on unwilling, non-consenting victims
See also
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BDSM
BDSM is a variety of often erotic practices or roleplaying involving bondage, discipline, dominance and submission, sadomasochism, and other related interpersonal dynamics. Given the wide range of practices, some of which may be engaged in ...
, sadomasochistic play between consenting adults
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Sadist (disambiguation)
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Marquis de Sade
Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade (; 2 June 1740 – 2 December 1814), was a French nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer famous for his literary depictions of a libertine sexuality as well as numerous accusat ...
(1740–1814), 18th-century French writer, from whom the term ''sadism'' was coined
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