Sadism
Sadism may refer to:
- Everyday sadism, the derivation of gratification from the physical pain or humiliation of another person
- Sadomasochism, the giving or receiving of pleasure from acts involving the receipt or infliction of pain or humiliation
- Sadistic personality disorder, an obsolete clinical term proposed for individuals who derive pleasure from the suffering of others
- Sexual sadism disorder, a medical/psychological condition for sexual arousal from inflicting pain/humiliation on unwilling, non-consenting victims
See also
[edit]- BDSM, sadomasochistic play between consenting adults
- Cruelty, the intentional infliction of suffering or the inaction towards another's suffering
- Sadist (disambiguation)
- Marquis de Sade (1740–1814), French writer for whom sadism was named
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