SADISM
\sˈe͡ɪdɪzəm], \sˈeɪdɪzəm], \s_ˈeɪ_d_ɪ_z_ə_m]\
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By Princeton University
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A condition in which there is a derivation of pleasure from inflicting pain, discomfort or humiliation on another person or persons. The sexual significance of sadistic wishes or behavior may be conscious or unconscious.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Sexual perversion in which satisfaction is derived from the infliction of cruelty upon another.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
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