What is sadism? Sadism, psychosexual disorder in which sexual urges are gratified by the infliction of pain on another person. The term was coined by the late 19th-century German psychologist Richard von Krafft-Ebing in reference to the Marquis de Sade, an 18th-century French nobleman who chronicled his own such practices. Sadism is often linked to masochism, in which sexual arousal results from receiving pain, and many individuals respond in either role. The sadist, however, often seeks a victim who is not a masochist, as some of the sexual excitement derives from the victim’s unwillingness. The level and extent of sadistic ...
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I is horrifying to know that some people live with sadism. A psychosexual disorder that someone gets pleasure by hurting or seeing others’ pain.
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In your comment, the second sentence is not actually an independent one. You could put a semicolon after sadism.
The phrase “by hurting or seeing others’ pain” is a bit ambiguous. It could be interpreted as either hurting others or simply witnessing their pain. “by hurting other people and seeing them experience pain” is more precise and accurately conveys the meaning of sadism.