| 单词 | sadism |
| 释义 | sadism (once / 6185 pages) n Sadism means getting pleasure — especially sexual pleasure — from hurting other people physically or psychologically. If you've ever seen the word sadistic, you have a good clue to the meaning of sadism. People who are into sadism love to hurt other people — they enjoy it, especially in a sexual way. Sadism isn't always sexual, though. People in power, like supervisors, teachers, and even bus drivers, are often accused of sadism, because some of them seem to like abusing the people they have power over. WORD FAMILYsadism: sadist, sadistic+/sadist: sadists/sadistic: sadistically USAGE EXAMPLESIntolerance and “sadism” would “come flooding back”, he continued. The Guardian(Nov 19, 2016) His lawyers said in court that the claim was based on his client’s struggles with narcissism, sexual sadism and substance abuse. New York Times(Nov 08, 2016) The former Bank of America employee has been diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder and sexual sadism. BBC(Nov 07, 2016) n sexual pleasure obtained by inflicting harm (physical or psychological) on others Hypo|Hyper sadomasochism sadism and masochism combined in one person sexual pleasure pleasure derived from sexual activities |
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