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Synonyms for sadism


Grammar : Noun
Spell : sey-diz-uh m, sad-iz-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈseɪ dɪz əm, ˈsæd ɪz-



Définition of sadism

Origin :
  • "love of cruelty," 1888, from French sadisme, from the name of Count Donatien A.F. de Sade (1740-1815). Not a marquis, though usually now called one, he was notorious for cruel sexual practices he described in his novels.
  • noun perversion
Example sentences :
  • Certain reminiscences of sadism are common both in man and woman.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • This is so to speak an inversion of sadism as regards cause and effect.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • The journal in question attributes with good reason this fantasy to sadism.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • It is a dysgenic factor but much less important than sadism.
  • Extract from : « Woman » by William J. Robinson
  • And it was here that I detected a trace of sadism in my lovely wife.
  • Extract from : « "And That's How It Was, Officer" » by Ralph Sholto
  • In fact, if it did not admit of sacrilege, sadism would have no reason for existence.
  • Extract from : « Against The Grain » by Joris-Karl Huysmans
  • There is some difference of opinion as to how "sadism" may be best defined.
  • Extract from : « Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 (of 6) » by Havelock Ellis
  • The roots of active algolagnia, sadism, can be readily demonstrable in the normal.
  • Extract from : « Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex » by Sigmund Freud
  • Sadism, as we know, played a prominent part in both the French and Russian revolutions.
  • Extract from : « Secret Societies And Subversive Movements » by Nesta H. Webster
  • What has come to be called "Sadism" is an instance of this aberration of an innocent impulse.
  • Extract from : « The Complex Vision » by John Cowper Powys

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