sadism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsæɪdɪzəm/ (Australia)
- audio North Carolina
- [ˈseɪɾɪzəm] (Canada, General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈseɪdɪzəm/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈseɪdɪzəm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈsæɪdəzəm/ (New-Zealand)
Etymology
From French sadisme and German Sadismus. Named after the Marquis de Sade, famed for his libertine writings depicting the pleasure of inflicting pain to others. The word for "sadism" (sadisme) was coined or acknowledged in the 1834 posthumous reprint of French lexicographer Boiste's Dictionnaire universel de la langue française; it is reused along with "sadist" (sadique) in 1862 by French critic Sainte-Beuve in his commentary of Flaubert's novel Salammbô; it is reused (possibly independently) in 1886 by Austrian psychiatrist Krafft-Ebing in Psychopathia Sexualis which popularized it; it is directly reused in 1905 by Freud in Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality which definitively established the word.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation without pity.
- (countable, uncountable) Achievement of sexual gratification by inflicting pain or humiliation on others, or watching pain or humiliation inflicted on others.
- (broadly, countable, uncountable) Deliberate or wanton cruelty, either mental or physical, to other people, or to animals, regardless of whether for (sexual) gratification.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sadisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
zoosadism · sadistic · sadist · explosive sadism · necrosadism · necrohipposadism · spineless sadism · tyrannical sadism · sadomasochism · anal sadism · enforcing sadism
Relateds
masochism · schadenfreude · cruelty
Synonyms
Translations (62)
ms sadisme (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation) · fr sadisme (deliberate cruelty) · de Sadismus (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation) · fi sadismi (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation) · el σαδισμός (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation) · ka სადიზმი (deliberate cruelty) · hu szadizmus (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation) · cs sadismus (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation) · hi परपीड़न (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation) · pl sadyzm (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation) · ru сади́зм (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation) · hy սադիզմ (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation) · ro sadism (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation) · uk сади́зм (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation) · fi sadismi (deliberate cruelty) · nl sadisme (sexual gratification from inflicting pain or humiliation, or watching it inflicted) · tr sadistlik (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation) · cmn 虐待狂 (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation) · ms kesadisan (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation) · vi bạo dâm (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation) · vi ác dâm (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation) · tr elezerlik (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation) · bg садизъм (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation) · sq sadizëm (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation) · fi sadismi (sexual gratification from inflicting pain or humiliation, or watching it inflicted) · el σαδισμός (sexual gratification from inflicting pain or humiliation, or watching it inflicted) · ar سادية (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation) · sh sadizam (sexual gratification from inflicting pain or humiliation, or watching it inflicted) · id sadisme (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation) · da sadisme (deliberate cruelty) · hi परपीड़न रति (sexual gratification from inflicting pain or humiliation, or watching it inflicted) · fa سادیسم (sexual gratification from inflicting pain or humiliation, or watching it inflicted) · ro sadism (sexual gratification from inflicting pain or humiliation, or watching it inflicted) · fa دگر آزاری (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation) · sh садизам (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation) · tr sadizm (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation) · sv sadism (deliberate cruelty) · sh sadizam (deliberate cruelty) · da sadisme (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation) · hu szadizmus (deliberate cruelty) · sv sadism (sexual gratification from inflicting pain or humiliation, or watching it inflicted) · fa سادیسم (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation) · nl sadisme (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation) · yi סאַדיזם (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation) · pt sadismo (sexual gratification from inflicting pain or humiliation, or watching it inflicted) · fr sadisme (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation) · ka სადიზმი (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation) · pt sadismo (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation) · sv sadism (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation) · hi परपीड़न कामुकता (sexual gratification from inflicting pain or humiliation, or watching it inflicted) · da sadisme (sexual gratification from inflicting pain or humiliation, or watching it inflicted) · sh sadizam (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation) · es sadismo (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation) · ka სადიზმი (sexual gratification from inflicting pain or humiliation, or watching it inflicted) · es sadismo (sexual gratification from inflicting pain or humiliation, or watching it inflicted) · eo sadismo (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation) · nl sadisme (deliberate cruelty) · fr sadisme (sexual gratification from inflicting pain or humiliation, or watching it inflicted) · pl sadyzm (sexual gratification from inflicting pain or humiliation, or watching it inflicted) · it sadismo (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation) · ja サディズム (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation) · uk сади́зм (sexual gratification from inflicting pain or humiliation, or watching it inflicted)