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SADISME [5 records]

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Record 1 2025-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology
  • Sociology of Ideologies
CONT

Dehumanization is widely understood as a psychological mechanism that facilitates violence and inhumane treatment. It plays a central role in justifying harm by removing the moral consideration typically granted to human beings, thereby weakening psychological restraints such as compassion and empathy.

Key term(s)
  • dehumanisation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie
  • Sociologie des idéologies
DEF

[Action de] faire perdre son caractère humain à quelqu’un, à un groupe, lui enlever toute générosité, toute sensibilité.

CONT

[...] la prolifération de contenus liés à l'exploitation sexuelle d’enfants en ligne, au crushing animalier, à la bestialité et à la misogynie extrême a révélé un écosystème plus vaste de déshumanisation et de sadisme.

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mental Disorders
  • Sexology
  • Clinical Psychology
DEF

A paraphilic disorder in which pleasure is derived from pain and suffering.

OBS

Sexual masochism disorder and sexual sadism disorder are algolagnic disorders.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles mentaux
  • Sexologie
  • Psychologie clinique
DEF

Trouble paraphilique où la douleur et la souffrance sont source de plaisir.

OBS

Le trouble masochisme sexuel et le trouble sadisme sexuel sont des troubles algolagniques.

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sexology
DEF

The strong, active repression of tendencies toward sadism.

OBS

sadism: the experience of pleasure derived from inflicting physical or psychological pain on others.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sexologie
OBS

sadisme : érotisation de la douleur infligée à autrui.

Spanish

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Record 4 1999-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Sexology
DEF

The getting of pleasure, esp. sexual pleasure, from sadism or masochism, or both.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie clinique
  • Sexologie
DEF

Sadisme combiné au masochisme chez le même individu.

Spanish

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Record 5 1999-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sexology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sexologie
DEF

Ensemble des manifestations sexuelles perverses(homosexualité, masochisme, sadisme, voyeurisme, etc.).

Spanish

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