sadism
noun/ˈseɪdɪzəm/
/ˈseɪdɪzəm/
[uncountable]- pleasure from watching or making somebody suffer
- There's a streak of sadism in his nature.
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- a need to hurt somebody in order to get sexual pleasure compare masochism
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from French sadisme, from the name of the Marquis de Sade (1710-1814), the French writer and soldier.
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