sadismo
Spanish, noun[saˈð̞ismo]
sadismo is spelled S-A-D-I-S-M-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 50,132nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sadismo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “sadism (enjoyment of inflicting pain)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Condición de disfrutar el causar dolor y humillación sin piedad a otros, emocional o físicamente”.
What does sadismo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesadism (enjoyment of inflicting pain)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Condición de disfrutar el causar dolor y humillación sin piedad a otros, emocional o físicamente. 2. Perversión sexual que provoca excitación al causar dolor o humillación a otra persona, y/o al presenciar dicho dolor o humillación.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of sadismo
- sadismos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sadismo?
- [saˈð̞ismo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sadismo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sadismo in Spanish?
sadismo appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).