SADISM


Meaning of SADISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsā-ˌdi-zəm, ˈsa- ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Marquis de Sade

Date: 1888

1. : a sexual perversion in which gratification is obtained by the infliction of physical or mental pain on others (as on a love object) — compare masochism

2.

a. : delight in cruelty

b. : excessive cruelty

• sa·dist ˈsā-dist, ˈsa- noun

• sa·dis·tic sə-ˈdis-tik also sā- or sa- adjective

• sa·dis·ti·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.