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tyrannical sadism

tyrannical sadism noun: one of the four subtypes of sadistic personality disorder, including features of passive-aggressive personality disorder.

Noun

tyrannical sadism (uncountable)

  1. (historical) One of the four subtypes of sadistic personality disorder, including features of passive-aggressive personality disorder.

Questions about tyrannical sadism

What does tyrannical sadism mean?
Tyrannical sadism means one of the four subtypes of sadistic personality disorder, including features of passive-aggressive personality disorder.
What part of speech is tyrannical sadism?
Tyrannical sadism is a noun.

Words near tyrannical sadism in the dictionary

  1. tyranness
  2. tyrannesses
  3. tyrannial
  4. tyrannic
  5. tyrannical
  6. tyrannical sadism
  7. tyrannically
  8. tyrannicalness
  9. tyrannicidal
  10. tyrannicide
  11. tyrannicides

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