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Definition of sadism noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

sadism

noun

NAmE//ˈseɪdɪzəm//

, NAmE//ˈsædɪzəm//

[uncountable]

1enjoyment from watching or making someone suffer There's a streak of sadism in his nature.

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2a need to hurt someone in order to get sexual pleasure compare masochism

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