sadism

Summary

sadism is a personality trait^[1]. sadism draws 2,749 Wikipedia views per month (personality_trait category, ranking #8 of 58).^[2]

Key Facts

• sadism's instance of is recorded as personality trait^[3].
• Marquis de Sade is named after sadism^[4].
• sadism is a type of aptitude^[5].
• sadism's said to be the same as is recorded as cruelty^[6].
• sadism's said to be the same as is recorded as schadenfreude^[7].
• sadism is the opposite of masochism^[8].
• sadism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sadism^[9].
• sadism's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10^[10].
• sadism's different from is recorded as sadistic personality disorder^[11].
• sadism's different from is recorded as sadomasochism^[12].
• sadism's different from is recorded as sexual sadism disorder^[13].
• sadism's health specialty is recorded as psychology^[14].
• sadism's studied by is recorded as psychology^[15].

Body

Definition and Type

sadism's instance of is recorded as personality trait^[3]. sadism is a type of aptitude^[5]. sadism is the opposite of masochism^[8].

Origins

Marquis de Sade is named after sadism^[4].

Why It Matters

sadism draws 2,749 Wikipedia views per month (personality_trait category, ranking #8 of 58).^[2] sadism has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] sadism is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]