{{wiktionary|sadism|sadistic}} '''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 == * 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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