Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,775,398,581 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

sadism
(redirected from Sexual Sadism)

    Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.07 sec.

sadism

Psychosexual disorder in which sexual urges are gratified by inflicting pain on another person. The term was coined in reference to the marquis de Sade, who chronicled his own such practices. Sadism is often linked to masochism, and many individuals who have one tendency also have the other.

sadism [′sā‚diz·əm]
(psychology)
Sexual perversion in which one derives pleasure from inflicting physical or mental cruelty upon another.


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
 Email
Feedback
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
At the core, evidence of severe personality disorder or paraphilia will exist and may include, but is not limited to, traits associated with antisocial personality disorder, psychopathy, sexual sadism, borderline personality disorder, and pedophilia.
Serial murder in the Netherlands: a look at motivation, behavior, and ... by Kosky, Robert H., Jr. / The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin
For example, in its discussion of paraphilias--a diagnostic category that includes acts of exhibitionism, fetishism, frotteurism, pedophilia, sexual masochism, sexual sadism, transvestism, and voyeurism--the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition, indicates that "except for Sexual masochism .
The myth of innocence: sexual scripts and the recognition of child ... by Denov, Myriam S. / The Journal of Sex Research
A blistering satire of modern Hollywood, the novel is also a full-on ghost story: Pickett selects as his hiding place the remote estate of a once-famous silent film actress with a taste for sexual sadism (among other things), and it turns out she's still haunting the place along with a cabal of the ghosts of old movie stars.
Horrors, it's Hollywood! In his new novel, Coldheart Canyon, Clive ... by Rowe, Michael / The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
More results
 
Encyclopedia browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a Terms of Use.