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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