sadist

Variant of sadism

sadism definition

sad·ism (sā′diz′əm, sad′iz′əm)

noun

  1. the getting of sexual pleasure from dominating, mistreating, or hurting one's partner
  2. the getting of pleasure from inflicting physical or psychological pain on another or others

Etymology: Fr, after Marquis de Sade

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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