SADISM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Sexual pleasure obtained by inflicting harm (physical or psychological) on others

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Hypernyms ("sadism" is a kind of...):

sexual pleasure (pleasure derived from sexual activities)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sadism"):

sadomasochism (sadism and masochism combined in one person)

Derivation:

sadist (someone who obtains pleasure from inflicting pain on others)

sadistic (deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from inflicting pain on another)