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sadism
1: a sexual perversion in which gratification is obtained by the infliction of physical or mental pain on others (as on a love object)
— compare masochism2 a: delight in cruelty b: excessive cruelty
— sa·dist
\ˈsā-dist, ˈsa-\
noun
— sa·dis·tic
\sə-ˈdis-tik also sā- or sa-\
adjective
— sa·dis·ti·cal·ly
\-ti-k(ə-)lē\
adverb
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