Sadism
Introduction '''Sadism''' may refer to:* Sadomasochism, the giving or receiving of pleasure from acts involving the receipt or infliction of pain or humiliation* Sadistic personality disorder, an obsolete term proposed for individuals who derive pleasure from the suffering of others* Sexual sadism disorder, a medical/psychological condition for sexual arousal from inflicting pain/humiliation on unwilling, non-consenting victims
See also * BDSM, sadomasochistic play between consenting adults* Sadist (disambiguation)* Marquis de Sade (1740–1814), 18th-century French writer, from whom the term ''sadism'' was coined