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Showing words for SADISM using the English dictionary
6 Letter Words for Sadism
sadism
5 Letter Words for Sadism
amids, amiss, disas, maids, midas, missa, sadis, saids, saims, sidas, simas
4 Letter Words for Sadism
admi, aids, aims, amid, amis, assi, dais, dams, dasi, diam, dias, dims, disa, isms, mads, maid, mass, mias, mids, miss, sadi, said, saim, sais, sami, siam, sida, sids, sima, sims
3 Letter Words for Sadism
adm, ads, aid, aim, ais, ami, ass, dam, das, dia, dim, dis, ida, ids, ism, mad, mas, mia, mid, mis, mss, sad, sai, sam, sds, sim, sis, sma
Definitions for Sadism
[1] Psychiatry . the condition in which sexual gratification depends on causing pain or degradation to others. Compare masochism.
[2] any enjoyment in being cruel.
[3] extreme cruelty.
[4] the gaining of pleasure or sexual gratification from the infliction of pain and mental suffering on another person See also algolagnia Compare masochism
Words related to Sadism
malice, cruelty, sadomasochism, masochism
Words nearby Sadism
sadhu, sadi, sadie, sadie hawkins, sadiron, sadism, sadist, sadistic, sadler's wells, sado, sadoc
Origin of Sadism
1885–90; < French sadisme; see Sade, -ism
Other words from Sadism
sa·dist , noun, adjective
sa·dis·tic [suh -dis -tik, sey-, sa-] /səˈdɪs tɪk, seɪ-, sæ-/ , adjective
sa′ dist n.
sa•dis′ tic (sə-dĭs′ tĭk ) adj.
Word origin for Sadism
C19: from French, named after the Marquis de Sade