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sadismPsychosexual 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. |
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She ignores everyone and decides to go and finds herself in the midst of intrigue and pitted against a sadistic killer. ``These actions or injuries were caused by somebody who was trying to cause this woman pain, for what the evidence shows to be sadistic purposes: giving somebody a black eye, breaking their nose, breaking their jaw, breaking their ribs, hitting them in the head with an object that leaves a gash on the side of their head,'' Deputy District Attorney Bobby Grace told the grand jury in his closing argument. Eighteen months after her ordeal at the hands of the sadistic 'Stiletto Murderer', fashion model and forensic psychology student Makedde Vanderwall must confront her demons when she returns to Sydney for the trial. |
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