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The sadist enjoys inflicting pain.

The masochist enjoys receiving pain.

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A sadist derives pleasure from inflicting pain or humiliation on others, while a masochist derives pleasure from experiencing pain or humiliation themselves. Essentially, a sadist enjoys being dominant and causing harm, whereas a masochist enjoys being submissive and receiving harm.

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