sadism
noun
the condition in which sexual gratification depends on causing pain or degradation to others.
Example Sentences
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All 39 sadistically satirical episodes are now available on 12 DVD discs to appreciate the Roy clan, owners of the New York City-based global media conglomerate Waystar Royco.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
"Innocent, moments before the great corruption," Miss Havisham intones, smiling sadistically a few beats later as she adds, "So, a common boy and a proud pretty girl. I want to watch you play."
From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2023
This guy is either not talking about his arrangement with his girlfriend because he doesn’t want to explicitly own up to cheating, or he’s in an open arrangment and sadistically withholding that information from you.
From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2020
Rader draws Williams as a dilapidated figure whose acute sensitivity doesn’t prevent him from being at times sadistically selfish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2017
He smiled—rather sadistically, Trigger felt—and added, "Till they've lived through one of them, that is."
From Legacy by James H. Schmitz
