Sadist can refer to:

  • A person with a high level of everyday sadism, a personality trait characterized by enjoyment of hurting others
  • A person with sadistic personality disorder, an obsolete clinical term for people who enjoy the suffering of others

Sadist may also refer to:

Sexual practices

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  • BDSM, one who engages in the erotic (sexual) practices, interpersonal dynamics, or roleplaying involving bondage, dominance and submission, and masochism
  • Sadomasochism, one who engages with consenting partners in aspects of pain or humiliation for sexual pleasure
  • Sexual sadism disorder, one who has a medical/psychological condition for sexual arousal from inflicting pain/humiliation on unwilling, non-consenting victims

Arts and media

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See also

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