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加虐性愛 (かぎゃくせいあい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

加か虐ぎゃく性せい愛あい

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Meanings

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rare termpsychiatry›

Rare psychiatric term for sadism; in everyday language サディズム is used instead.

See also: サディズム

加か虐ぎゃく性せい愛あいは精せい神しん医い学がくの用よう語ごで、一いっ般ぱんにはサディズムと呼よばれる。

加虐性愛 is a psychiatric term; it is commonly called sadism.

Kanji

加add, addition, increase
虐tyrannize, oppress
性sex, gender, nature
愛love, affection, favourite

Related words

サディズム
Common loanword for sadism; 加虐性愛 is a rare, formal psychiatric synonym.

Word family

加か虐ぎゃく性せい愛あい者しゃ
sadist

Built from

加か虐ぎゃく+性せい愛あい

Etymology

Compound of 加虐 (inflicting cruelty) and 性愛 (sexual love), likely a calque or translation of the Western psychiatric concept of sadism.